Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus sericophyllus Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 6 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | all leaves basal, broadly ovate in outline, tripinnatisect, segments linear, ciliate, pale green, flowers 1-2, 25-40mm across |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | lustrous yellow |
Bloom | late spring, 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 sericophyllus var. simpsonii (Cockayne & Allan) G.Simpson Ranunculus simpsonii Cockayne & Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |