Flower and leaf. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: RG & FJ Richardson, Ballarat, Vic

Flower and fruiting bodies. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: RCH Shepherd, Somers, Vic

Plants. Australian Plant Image Index, photo: RG & FJ Richardson, Wallendbeen, NSW

Common Name

Celery Buttercup, Poison Buttercup

Family

Ranunculaceae

Notes

Introduced annual forb to about 60cm tall. Leaves alternating up the stems, mostly 1-3cm long, 15-50mm wide, flat, hairy or hairless, divided into 3 or 5 segments which are again lobed or toothed, uppermost leaves sometimes entire. Flowers with 5 yellow petals, solitary on stalks at the bases of the upper leaves. Declared plant SA.

Description (page 311) and photo (page 310) in G.M. Cunningham, WE Mulham, PL Milthorpe and J H Leigh (1981 and later printings) Plants of Western New South Wales

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ranunculus~sceleratus