- ≡ Ranunculus hirtus var. membranifolius Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 14 (1899)
- = Ranunculus hirtus var. stoloniferus Kirk, Stud. Fl. New Zealand 14 (1899)
Perennial; rosettes tufted on arching hairy stolons. Basal lvs 3-foliolate or rarely 3-lobed, hairy; leaflets shortly stalked, suborbicular to obovate, shallowly 3-lobed, often sparingly toothed, 1–2–(3) cm diam. Cauline lvs similar, smaller, often merely 3-lobed. Fls on ascending, hairy stems or axillary on stolons, few per stem, 4–8 mm diam. Pedicels terete, 2–6 cm long, hairy; hairs usually spreading, rarely subappressed above. Sepals reflexed at flowering, hairy. Petals 5, yellow, narrow-obovate; nectary single, c. 0.5 mm from petal base, covered by a small oblong or triangular scale. Receptacle hairy. Achenes 20–40 in globose heads, pale, moderately flattened, glabrous; body 1.5–2 mm long; beak straight, or curved only at tip, 0.5–1 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]