Buttercup at Booth, ACT
Identification history
| Ranunculus sp. | 26 Jun 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Ranunculus sp. | 26 Jun 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Ranunculus inundatus | 23 Jun 2017 | Varanus | ||
| Ranunculus amphitrichus | 23 Jun 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Unidentified | 23 Jun 2017 | Maliyan |
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BettyDonWood
wrote:
24 Jun 2017
Inundatus has leaves 1-3.5 cm diameter. Amphitrichus has leaves 1-10 cm diameter. What was the leaf diameter?
Petal length in amphitrichus is 3-5 mm, and in inundatus is 5-7 mm. The character that separates these two species in the keys in both Plantnet and Vicflora is the shape of the nectary (that produces nectar) at the base of the petals. This needs at least a hand lens to see. In inundatus, the nectary has a distinct llobe which is attached at its sides for at least half its length to form a pocket. In amphitrichus, the nectary has no lobe, but has a thick curved edge. You probably need to wait till it flowers and take photos of flowers front on and side on, and provide the measurement of petal length.
Petal length in amphitrichus is 3-5 mm, and in inundatus is 5-7 mm. The character that separates these two species in the keys in both Plantnet and Vicflora is the shape of the nectary (that produces nectar) at the base of the petals. This needs at least a hand lens to see. In inundatus, the nectary has a distinct llobe which is attached at its sides for at least half its length to form a pocket. In amphitrichus, the nectary has no lobe, but has a thick curved edge. You probably need to wait till it flowers and take photos of flowers front on and side on, and provide the measurement of petal length.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.055278-35.785278
- Altitude 934.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 23 Jun 2017 11:08 AM Recorded on
- Maliyan Recorded by
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- Less than 10cm Plant height
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- Ranunculus sp. Scientific name
- Buttercup Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1657.97m Recorded at altitude
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