Ranunculus pimpinellifolius

Location & distribution maps

Common name:         Bog Buttercup

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

• The genus name Ranunculus is Late Latin for "little frog", the diminutive of rana; this probably refers to many species being found near water, like frogs

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Flowers

• The flowering stems are upright or spreading, simple or occasionally branched 

• There are up to five flowers 5–15 mm in diameter 

• These usually have five narrowly egg-shaped to oval petals, 4–9 mm long, 1.5–4 mm wide, shiny and yellow

• Flowering occurs from November to January 

Fruit:                            

• A smooth achene 2–2.8 mm long and gradually tapering to a recurved beak 0.5–1 mm long

Leaves:         

• The leaves are mostly at the base of the stems, pinnately divided into 3-7 segments

• Segments are usually with three lobes and rounded teeth, oval to oblong-shaped

• It has a1–5 cm long on a petiole 2–12 cm long and sparse to thickly covered in spreading hairs

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• A perennial herb covered with soft, weak hairs or almost smooth

Habitat:   

• Boggy locations, wet grasslands and herbfields at higher altitudes

Distribution:                  

• NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy and naming

  • Ranunculus pimpinellifolius was first formally described in 1834 by William Jackson Hooker and the description was published in The Journal of Botany

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculus_pimpinellifolius (2024)