Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ranunculales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ranunculus scrithalis Garn.-Jones, New Zealand J. Bot. 25: 126 (1987)
Vernacular Name(s):
Eyre Mountains buttercup
 Description

Tufted perennial, 2–5 cm tall; rhizome stout. Lvs broadly ovate, deeply 2–3-ternatisect, covered with silky hairs; ultimate lobes linear, subacute. Scapes 1-flowered, erect, with silky hairs. Fls 2–3 cm diam. Sepals spreading, with silky hairs. Petals 12–15, lemon yellow, linear-oblong; nectary solitary, c. 6 mm from petal base, annular. Receptacle glabrous. Achenes many, turgid, with sparse silky hairs; body 2–2.5 mm long; beak straight, 3–3.5 mm long.

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

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
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de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Naturally Uncommon]
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