Ranunculus lappaceus

Australian Buttercup at Brindabella, NSW

Ranunculus lappaceus at Brindabella, NSW - 22 Jan 2018
Ranunculus lappaceus at Brindabella, NSW - 22 Jan 2018
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Ranunculus lappaceus 24 Jan 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 23 Jan 2018 Qwerty

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   24 Jan 2018
At that altitude, it is as likely to be Ranunculus graniticola. It would have been easier to make the decision if there had been a photo of a whole plant. I based my ID on the fact that lappaceus nearly always has branched stems, and that graniticola usually does not. To be absolutely certain, one has to kook at the tiny pocket under 1 mm long at the base of a petal (nectary lobe). In lappaceus it is wedge shaped. In graniticola the sides are about parallel to each other. There is also a difference in the shape of the seeds.

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  • 22 Jan 2018 11:53 AM Recorded on
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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