Ranunculus sp.

Buttercup at Fyshwick, ACT

Ranunculus sp. at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Ranunculus sp. 3 May 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Ranunculus sp. 26 Mar 2019 BettyDonWood
Ranunculus sceleratus subsp. sceleratus 22 Mar 2019 JaneR

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User's notes

Young plant: isolated on satuated soils, resulting from lower water levels as wetland begins to dry out.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   26 Mar 2019
Possibly. The leaves look about right. Though Ranunculus plebeius, Ranunculus repens and Ranunculus sessiliflorus have very similar leaves, and they all like moist sites.
JaneR wrote:
   26 Mar 2019
Noted. This was noticeably robust, and was in an area where Ranunclus scleratus hence the name.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 22 Mar 2019 12:48 PM Recorded on
  • JaneR Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Ranunculus sp. Scientific name
  • Buttercup Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1657.97m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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