Scientific Name: Ranunculus gunnianus

Common Name: tufted buttercup

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ranunculaceae

Form Description: Rosette herb with thick rootstock and stalked leaves, which are divided into thick linear segments and tipped by small gland.

Flowers: Large, with white or yellow petals, some purple on outside, on flowering stem longer than leaves.

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

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral CoastCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKentishMeander ValleyWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationHeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in mountain bogs at altitudes of 1000m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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. May require stratification.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated by cuttings or division.