- = Ranunculus hirtus var. gracilis Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl. 19 (1906)
Perennial; rosettes tufted; rhizome 0. Basal lvs long-petiolate, deeply 3-fid to ternate, densely covered in subappressed hairs on lamina and petiole; leaflets stalked, obovate, shallowly to deeply 3-lobed, toothed, 7–15 × 10–18 mm. Cauline lvs 1–3, small, sessile or shortly petiolate, lanceolate-entire or obovate-trifid. Fls 18–25 mm diam., solitary or 2–3 per stem; pedicels with appressed hairs. Sepals spreading, hispid. Petals 5, yellow, obovate; nectary single, c. 1 mm from petal base, covered by a small narrow-oblong scale. Receptacle hairy. Achenes 15–30 in globose heads, flattened, glabrous or with 1–(2) bristles; body 2.5–3 × 2–2.5 mm; beak curved with hooked tip, 1–1.5 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]