Flora of Victoria

Annual, stems ascending to erect, usually 5–30(–60) cm long, densely pilose, or rarely, subglabrous. Leaves of juvenile plants broadly 3–5-lobed, adult leaves 3–5-lobed with the lobes dissected into acute lanceolate to linear segments, usually 1–4 cm long and wide overall; petioles mostly 1–7 cm long. Flowers 2–3 mm diam., sessile in axils or on pedicels to c. 15 mm long (often elongating in fruit to c. 5 cm); sepals 3–5, elliptic to obovate, c. 2 mm long, pilose on back; petals 2–4, c. spathulate, slightly shorter than sepals, pale yellow-green; nectary attached at or slightly above middle, lobe minute, triangular to obovate, fused with petal along margins; stamens 4–6. Achenes usually 10–20, broad-elliptic, 1.5–2 mm long overall, lenticular; beak obtuse or minutely hooked, c. 0.2 mm long; receptacle glabrous.

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HNF, HSF, LoM, MonT, MuF, MuM, MSB, NIS, OtP, OtR, RobP, SnM, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim.

2 varieties, both in Victoria.

Source: Walsh, N.G. (1996). Ranunculaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Key to the varieties of Ranunculus pumilio

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Ranunculanae

order Ranunculales

family Ranunculaceae

genus Ranunculus

Higher taxa

species Ranunculus pumilio R.Br. ex DC.

Subordinate taxa

variety Ranunculus pumilio var. politus Melville

variety Ranunculus pumilio var. pumilio

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Ranunculus pumilio in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Ranunculus pumilio in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Lowan Mallee	present	native
Murray Mallee	present	native
Wimmera	present	native
Glenelg Plain	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Murray Scroll Belt	present	native
Robinvale Plains	present	native
Murray Fans	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Warrnambool Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Greater Grampians	present	native
Dundas Tablelands	present	native
Northern Inland Slopes	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Wilsons Promontory	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native
Otway Ranges	present	native
Strzelecki Ranges	present	native
Monaro Tablelands	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native
Snowy Mountains	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania

Ranunculus pumilio R.Br. ex DC.

Ferny Small-flower Buttercup

Victoria

State distribution