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Ranunculus lappaceus
Australian Buttercup
As recorded: Ranunculus lappaceus Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Ranunculaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.
- Collector number
- 23
- Date
- December 14, 1925
- Locality
- Port Chalmers, near Dunedin, Mihiwaka
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 366 m
- Identified by
- not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 14, 1925, Neal, M.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Astelia nervosa
Botany
Caladenia lyallii
Botany
Diphasium scariosum
Botany
Dracophyllum longifolium
Botany
Dracophyllum longifolium
Botany
Dracophyllum uniflorum
Botany
Gaultheria macrostigma
Botany
Geranium potentilloides
Botany
Hymenophyllum bivalve
Botany
Hymenophyllum multifidum
Botany
Isolepis cernua
Botany
Kelleria dieffenbachii
Botany
Leptospermum scoparium
Botany
Libocedrus bidwillii
Botany
Luzula campestris
Botany
Macromitrium orthophyllum
Botany
Olearia arborescens
Botany
Ozothamnus leptophyllus
Botany
Phlegmariurus billardierei
Botany
Pimelea prostrata
Botany
Poa colensoi
Botany
Polystichum neozelandicum
Botany
Polystichum neozelandicum
Botany
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Botany
Ranunculus lappaceus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 708 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Coopernook NSW 2426, Australia
(c) Petra Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-10
Kaputar NSW 2390, Australia
(c) quinkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Uralla NSW 2358, Australia
(c) cesdamess, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Namadgi National Park, Bimberi, ACT, AU
(c) noseymosey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Belair National Park, Belair, SA, AU
(c) sharonhaylen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Beechworth VIC 3747, Australia
(c) melaleucagarden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ranunculus lappaceus. BISH 171756. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307732. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/171756.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956307732 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026