Ferny Buttercup

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Ranunculus pumilio

Tall straggly annual buttercup to 35 cm, densely hairy. Three-lobed leaves on long leaf stalks to 70 cm. Tiny greenish flowers.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Former Scientific Name
R. pumilio var. pumilio
Other Common Names
Small-flowered Buttercup
Biology

Annual. Short-lived, drier areas after rain.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Jan
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Species
pumilio

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

From the Greek ranus = frog, referring to the swampy habitat of most species.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Very similar to Small-flowered Buttercup Ranunculus sessiliflorus which has longer leaf stalks and 0-2 tiny petals.
Native Status
Native