Ranunculus sceleratus L.

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Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 551

Nomenclature

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census
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orthographic variant: Ranunculus scleratus E.M.Ross
  Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census
 APC
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orthographic variant: Ranunculus scleratus E.M.Ross

Specimens

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Common Name

Cursed Crowfoot, Celery-leaf Buttercup, Poison Buttercup, Celery Buttercup.

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Description

Pending.

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Biostatus

Naturalised.

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Distribution

Naturalised in SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and formerly naturalised in Tas.

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Notes

Treatment pending. [See Ranunculus sceleratus L. subsp. sceleratus]

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Illustrations

T.D. Stanley & E.M. Ross, Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 173, fig. 23I (1984).

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Bibliography

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1976). Ranunculaceae. Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 171–174. (Australian National University Press: Canberra); Ranunculus pp. 171–174.

Hooker, J.D. (1860). The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839–1843. III. Flora Tasmaniae.: cvi. (Lovell Reeve: London).

Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species Plantarum: 551. (Laurentii Salvius: Stockholm).

Rodway, L. (1903). Ranunculaceae. The Tasmanian Flora: [1]–3. (Government Printer: Hobart); Ranunculus pp. 2–3.

Ross, E.M. (1984). Ranunculaceae, in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M., Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 168–173. (Queensland Herbarium, Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Brisbane); Ranunculus pp. 170–173.

Willis, J.H. (1973). Ranunculaceae. A Handbook to Plants in Victoria. Volume II: 145–157. (Melbourne University Press: Melbourne); Ranunculus pp. 147–156.

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Ranunculus sceleratus by Fagg, M., 14/01/2012 (© Fagg, M.)

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Characters

From the Acacia characters species list, created by on Mar 12, 2015.
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Last updated: System; Feb 20, 2020 12:40 Status: Legacy

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Contributor - John R. Busby (ed. November 2021; 30 January 2025)

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Cite this profile as: Editor. Ranunculus sceleratus, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Ranunculus%20sceleratus [Date Accessed: 14 March 2025]