Scientific Name: Ranunculus amphitrichus

Common Name: river buttercup

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ranunculaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb growing in shallow water, with floating or submerged round and deeply divided leaves, and stoloniferous stems.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.3

Flowers: Flowering stems are slender and erect, and bear 1-3 pale golden yellow flowers with 5-7 petals.

Fruit: Achene – seeds turn from green to yellowish and have small beak-like attachment.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsClarenceDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Still to slow-flowing, shallow fresh water throughout the State.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Grown by seed. Ripe seeds fall if brushed. Heads may contain up to 40 seeds but only 10, on average, may be ripe.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has a 2-3 month after-ripening period.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated by cuttings or division.