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Scientific Name
Ranunculus decurvus
Family Name
RANUNCULACEAE
Common Name
Hairy buttercup
Status
Height
Flowers
Pale greenish-yellow, below leaves, 5-8mm in diameter. Nectary; crescent-shaped.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Perennial hairy rosette herb, leaves divided into 3-5 leaflets.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Dorset; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Grassy Vegetation; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Found in wet grassland and bog in the eastern mountains.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Well-drained
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Achenes smooth, no marginal ridges, stylar beak short, straight to recurved. seeds turn from green to yellowish and have small beak- like attachment. ripe seeds fall if brushed. may contain up to 40 seeds but only 10 may, on average, be ripe
Seed Treatment Method
Cold
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period. May require stratification.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Also grown by division.
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