Ranunculus simulans Garn.-jones

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Ranunculus

Characteristics

Perennial; rosettes tufted along slender arching stolons. Basal lvs suborbicular, distinctly rounded to a truncate base, shallowly 3-lobed at apex, rarely again bluntly toothed, glabrous or hairy, thin textured, 3-6-(10) mm diam.; cauline lvs similar to basal, opposite or in lax whorls. Fls solitary; scapes short, up to 15 mm long at fruiting, hairy. Fls 3-5 mm diam. Sepals spreading, sparsely hairy. Petals 5 or 0, yellow, narrowly obovate; nectary single, 0.5-1.5 mm from petal base, covered by a small triangular scale. Receptacle hairy. Achenes (5)-10-15, slightly flattened, glabrous; body 1.5-2 mm long; beak straight or curved, c. 0.3 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Cultivation

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

Ranunculus simulans world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:940968-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462129
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Synonyms

Ranunculus simulans