Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus buchananii Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 5 (1864) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | pilose, basal leaves long petiolate, in outline reniform, pinnate, ultimate segments cuneate, 1cm long, acute, stem leaves similar, flowers 3-7cm across, petals oblong |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 buchananii var. multifidus Allan |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |