Ranunculus amphitrichus
Small River Buttercup at Nurenmerenmong, NSW
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| Ranunculus amphitrichus | JaneR | 29 Jun 2023 | |
| Ranunculus amphitrichus | Tapirlord | 28 Jun 2023 | |
| Ranunculus sp. | NedJohnston | 28 Jun 2023 |
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3 comments
28 Jun 2023
Seems pretty plausible, doesn't seem to have the hairs I would expect for some of the similar ones.
28 Jun 2023
My thinking - it has to be amphitrichus. The species is really quite widespread and nearly always has a flower or two.
Assuming from the photo that the plant is stoloniferous, and occurs in sub-alpine-montane environments, that gives two possibilities: amphitrichus or collinus (which is not in CNM). I'm not familiar with collinus: but, to me, in photos above the leaves are a better match for amphitrichus than for collinus; petal length seems more like amphitrichus (3-5 mm long) than collinus (5-10 mm according to FloraVic); plus number of stamens looks more like amphitrichus (10-18) than collinus (25-40).
Achenes would help - but aren't always there when needed !
Assuming from the photo that the plant is stoloniferous, and occurs in sub-alpine-montane environments, that gives two possibilities: amphitrichus or collinus (which is not in CNM). I'm not familiar with collinus: but, to me, in photos above the leaves are a better match for amphitrichus than for collinus; petal length seems more like amphitrichus (3-5 mm long) than collinus (5-10 mm according to FloraVic); plus number of stamens looks more like amphitrichus (10-18) than collinus (25-40).
Achenes would help - but aren't always there when needed !
Location information
- Maps The Tops at Nurenmerenmong
- Places Nurenmerenmong, NSW
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- NedJohnston Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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- NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ranunculus amphitrichus Other Fresh Water Plants Plants
Species information
- Ranunculus amphitrichus Scientific name
- Small River Buttercup Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1449.29m Recorded at altitude
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