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Ranunculus prasinus ( Ranunculaceae)
not in The Student's Flora
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| Ranunculus
prasinus
(tunbridge buttercup or midlands
buttercup) is a small, very rare rosette herb. It is only
known from 5 lagoons near Tunbridge in the Midlands. The
leaves sparsely covered in hairs and are trifoliate, with
each leaflet often trilobed. They are grass green and quite
thin. It has a single, yellow flower about 10-12 mm wide on
a stalk above the leaves. This species is very similar to
the widespread aquatic or semi-aquatic species, R.
amphitrichus, but the flowers have pale yellow,
hairless sepals and leaves are thinner and paler. |
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University of Tasmania
