Scientific Name: Ranunculus pumilio var. pumilio

Common Name: ferny buttercup

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Ranunculaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Annual herb, leaves deeply divided.

Flowers: Small flowers on single stalks.

Fruit: Achene – usually hairy, faces covered with sharp tubercles. Seeds with beaks prominent recurved, turn from green to yellowish.

Municipality
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Plant Communities
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Habitat Notes

Chiefly in wet places, from sea level to altitudes of about 900m.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Well-drained

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, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

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. Sow in Autumn.

Cutting & Division Information

Can be grown by division.