| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Ranunculus lappaceus Sm. |
| Bibliography | Cycl. [A.Rees] 29: n.° 61 (1815) |
| Native Range | New Guinea to e. & se. Australia, New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-3500m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, in outline ovate to deltate, ternate, leaflets incised or lobate, hirsute, flowers 2-10, 5, patent, petals 5, 1-2cm long |
| Size | 5-70cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| 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. latilobus Hook.f. Ranunculus lappaceus f. multiplex F.M.Bailey Ranunculus lappaceus var. normalis Domin Ranunculus lappaceus var. obtusatus DC. Ranunculus lappaceus var. pubescens DC. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 43 Papuasia (NWG New Guinea) 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |