Ranunculus novae-zelandiae Petrie

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Small glab. ± fleshy herb up to 8 cm. tall; stock short, rather stout; main roots stout. Lvs radical, dark green, coriac., on flattened petioles up to 2.5 cm. long; sheath broad, membr. Lamina crenate, 3-7-foliolate or ternately divided, 1-3 cm. diam., lateral lflts sessile, terminal long-stalked, all ± deeply 3-lobed or-partite. Scapes 1-3, 1-fld, rather stout, up to 7 cm. long, nude. Fls 1·5-2 cm. diam.; sepals broad-oblong, obtuse to subacute, ± 5 mm. long; petals 5-8, bright yellow, ± 8 mm. long, obovate-cuneate; gland 1, broadly crescent-shaped, basal. Fruiting heads subglobose, ± 6 mm. diam. Achenes turgid, obliquely obovoid, ± 1 mm. diam.; style rather stout, subulate, straight or slightly hooked.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.08
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Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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

Ranunculus novae-zelandiae world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:713338-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462787
COL ID 7WR4N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ranunculus novae-zelandiae