Ranunculus enysii Kirk

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted, glabrous perennial, 10-40 cm tall; rhizome stout. Lvs very variable, ovate to oblong, ternate or palmate, rarely ternatifid, coriaceous, 2-10-(20) cm long; leaflets varying from large and rounded with few shallow teeth to smaller and cut to the base into 3-7 narrow-cuneate incised or toothed or lobed segments; median lobe usually long-stalked; lateral lobes sessile or stalked. Stems 1-(3)-flowered. Fls 1.5-3 cm diam. Sepals spreading, glabrous. Petals 5, yellow, obovate-cuneate; nectary single, 1-2 mm from petal base, partly enclosed by a split tubular or semilunar scale. Receptacle glabrous. Achenes 20-50, turgid, glabrous; body 1.5-2 mm long; beak straight or slightly curved, 1-1.5 mm long.
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As the sp. is at present understood, the following description applies: slender glab. herb up to 30 cm. or more tall; stock rather stout, roots ∞ . Lvs all radical, on slender petioles up to 16 cm. long; lamina 2.5-7·5 cm. diam., 3-5-foliate to biternate, Iflts long-petiolulate, (a) toothed to 3-lobed or (b) 3-5-partite, segs narrow-cuneate, deeply toothed, or (c) pinnately divided. Scapes 1-5, simple or divided, nude or with 1 incised cauline If, up to 30 cm. long. Fls ± 2 cm. diam.; sepals 5, broadly ovate, sts acute; petals 5-(10), broadly ovate, bright to pale yellow; gland 1, basal. Fruiting head globose; achenes turgid, glab.; style short, slender or stout, straight or curved.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Images

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Distribution

Ranunculus enysii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:712656-1
WFO ID wfo-0000460426
COL ID 6WT28
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ranunculus enysii Ranunculus tenuis