Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus

Small-flowered Buttercup at Conder, ACT

Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus at Conder, ACT - 18 Oct 2016
Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus at Conder, ACT - 18 Oct 2016
Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus at Conder, ACT - 18 Oct 2016
Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus at Conder, ACT - 18 Oct 2016
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In Tuggeranong Hill Reserve, in the woodland near the Conder Ponds.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   30 Mar 2017
It might be Ranunculus pumilio, though it is of quite differen habit from the one Don photographed in wester NSW. The Plantnet key differentiates them on the basis of mature seeds. The two species appear to have quite different basal leaves. Do have a photo of leaves near the base?
   31 Mar 2017
I have no photos of the basal leaves. I thought it would be the same species as my sighting from a few km away:-
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1974004
BettyDonWood wrote:
   31 Mar 2017
I have read the descriptions of the upper leaves of the two species more carefully. The leaflets of pumilio are divided again while those of sessiliflorus are not. It would be worthwhile, however, to look at mature seeds from both sites to make sure. I am not completely convinced.

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