Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ranunculales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ranunculus gracilipes Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 8 (1864)
Synonymy:
  • = Ranunculus sinclairii Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 6 (1864)
  • = Ranunculus sinclairii var. angustatus Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 12 (1899)
 Description

Tufted perennial, 5–12 cm tall; rootstock stout, erect. Lvs all basal, ovate-oblong to linear-oblong, 1–2-pinnate or multifid, membranous to subcoriaceous, glabrous to pilose especially on petiole and rachis, 2–12 cm long; leaflets sessile, in 2–6 opposite pairs, entire or 3-partite or pinnate; segments linear to oblong, acute. Scapes 1-flowered, erect, pilose. Fls 1–2 cm diam. Sepals spreading, with silky hairs. Petals 5–(7), yellow, linear-obovate; nectary single, 1–1.5 mm from petal base, a cylindric pocket. Receptacle glabrous. Achenes 15–30, turgid, glabrous; body 2–2.5 mm long; beak straight, c. 1 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
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