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Scientific Name
Ranunculus gunnianus
Family Name
RANUNCULACEAE
Common Name
Tufted buttercup
Status
Height
Flowers
Large, with white or yellow petals, some purple on outside, on flowering stem longer than leaves.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Rosette herb with thick rootstock and stalked leaves, which are divided into thick linear segments and tipped by small gland.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; West Coast
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes
Locally frequent in mountain bogs at altitudes of 1000m.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Poor; Poorly-drained
General Notes
Grown by seed, by division or by cuttings. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Flattened achenes. Seeds turn from green to yellowish and have small beak-like attachment. Ripe seeds fall if brushed. Heads may contain up to 40 seeds but, on average, only 10 may be ripe.
Seed Treatment Method
Storage
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
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