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Ranunculus L.

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Ranunculus L., Sp. Pl. 548 (1753)
Ranunculus L.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
548
ICN
Ranunculus L.
genus
Ranunculus

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Ranunculus

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Ranunculus L.

Fls solitary to paniculately arrayed, perfect, regular, hypog. Sepals 3-5, deciduous or caducous; petals (0)-5-25 or more, yellow or white, with 1 or more nectary glands; stamens us. ∞; carpels in heads, us. ∞, with basal ovule; fr. of achenes. Annual to perennial herbs; lvs us. exstipulate, mostly radical, often variously lobed or dissected. Over 300 spp., chiefly of temperate regions. Of the N.Z. spp. forms of , and occur in Australia and Tasmania; of in Tasmania and Chile. has a wide range in austral regions.

Ranunculus L.

Perennial, sometimes annual, terrestrial or aquatic herbs; roots fibrous or swollen, sometimes arising from a stout or bulbous rootstock. Lvs usually alternate, rarely opposite, basal and cauline, simple or variously divided to 2-pinnatisect. Fls solitary or in lax leafy cymes; involucre 0. Sepals green, (3)-5-(7). Petals (0)-5-(12 or more), usually yellow, sometimes white, brown or reddish; nectaries near base of petal, 1-(3), pit-like, covered by a scale or naked. Stamens few to many, spiralled. Carpels few to many, with 1 ovule. Achenes few to many; style neither greatly elongated nor feathery. Receptacle glabrous or hairy, globular or cylindric.

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Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
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Ranunculus L.
[Not available]
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Australia
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Bhutan
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France
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Indonesia
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Nepal
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Ranunculus L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
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New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
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New Zealand
Otago Land District
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New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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New Zealand
Southland Land District
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New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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New Zealand
Westland Land District
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Norway
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United Kingdom

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6918ce69-2151-4320-aa06-c3a430360881
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
7 February 2014
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