Fruits/Seeds
Rarely seen.
Field Guide
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Native Buttercup
Did You Know?
- Flowers are cross pollinated by beetles (cantharophily)
Erect spreading dark green shrub. 0.2 – 1 m high.
Leaves
Long, narrow, oblong, blunt, dark green above with very recurved margins.
Flowers
Stalked, yellow flowers with 5 distinct petals. The stamens are all found on one side of the centre of the flower and look like a tiny hand of bananas.
What to Observe
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First fully open single flower
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Full flowering (record all days)
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End of flowering (when 95% of the flowers have faded)
When and Where
When To Look
- Year round
- Flowering from April to December
Where To Look
- South Western Australia, ranging from Kalbarri National Park south to Albany and inland to Dryandra
- Common in many urban bushlands around Perth
What Else?
Similar Species
There are many species of Hibbertia. Other species have differently shaped leaves (often sharply pointed) and stamens all around the centre of the flower.
