| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus scapigerus Hook. |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 244 (1834) |
| Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 200-1500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, palmatilobate, lobes 7, subequal, pilose, stem leaves entire, flowers 1-4, sepals revolute, petals elliptic, 6-9mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Ranunculus lappaceus var. scapigerus (Hook.) Benth. Ranunculus scapigerus var. foliosus Melville |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |