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Ranunculus lappaceus
Australian Buttercup
As recorded: Ranunculus lappaceus Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Ranunculaceae
- Collected by
- Richler, Hj.; NULL
- Collector number
- 13292
- Date
- November 20, 1956
- Locality
- between Bull's head and Bendoro on Frauklin Road
- Island
- Australia
- Region
- Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Elevation
- 1,311 m
- Identified by
- D.Herbst, S. Sohmer& W.L.WagnerS. D.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ranunculus lappaceus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 709 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 416610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546534439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/416610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546534439 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026