Ranunculus L.
Petals yellow. Leaves sometimes divided into linear segments but then 1 mm wide or more and arranged in one plane only Ranunculus
Leaves lobed or deeply dissected
Sepals not reflexed, 5 or more
Stems not decumbent or rooting at the nodes or stoloniferous
Leaves, especially the basal ones, pinnate or pinnatisect, oblong in outline, up to 30 mm long. Flowers up to 12 mm diam. Petals obovate. Achenes smooth or obscurely rugose, with a short terete style at the top. Perennial herbs up to 20 cm high. Higher Blue Mts Wet places. Fl. spring–summer Ranunculus pimpinellifolius