Ranunculus lappaceus
Australian Buttercup at Forde, ACT
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| Ranunculus lappaceus | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Sep 2016 | |
| Ranunculus lappaceus | MichaelMulvaney | 14 Sep 2016 | |
| Ranunculus graniticola | BettyDonWood | 7 Sep 2016 | |
| Ranunculus lappaceus | JasonC | 7 Sep 2016 |
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4 comments
8 Sep 2016
Ranunculus lappaceus usually has branched stems. On the other hand, Ranunculus graniticola usually occurs ar much higher altitudes than this.
9 Sep 2016
Jason as Betty says the unbranched flower stems point to this being R. gratiticola, but Mulligans Flat is a disjunct location from all other ACT records that are in Namadgi. Can you please go back and pull a petal off a flower and take a photo of the nectary lobe at the base which is another key ID feature. What we are after is a photo like thishttps://www.flickr.com/photos/22616984@N07/5130401981
14 Sep 2016
Michael - what is the outcome on this one? Keen to roll it into some media with the recent delma finding if it is a new spp for the sanctuary...
14 Sep 2016
Thanks Jason , as the nectary is wider at the top this id's it as Ranunculus lappaceus, which for some reason has decided not to branch its stems out, maybe it feels secure enough inside the fence at Mulligan's Flat
Location information
- Coordinates 149.148500-35.165310
- Altitude 657.2m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Sep 2016 02:11 PM Recorded on
- JasonC Recorded by
Collections
- JasonC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ranunculus lappaceus Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Ranunculus lappaceus Scientific name
- Australian Buttercup Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1839.94m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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