Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
Genus species | Ranunculus novae-zelandiae Petrie |
Bibliography | Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 26: 266 (1894) |
Native Range | New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, basal leaves dark green, coriaceous, petiolate, pinnate, leaflets 3-7, trilobate or trisect, the lateral sessile, the middle long petiolate, flowers 15-20mm across |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South) |