Hooker, W.J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1834), Contributions Towards a Flora of Van Dieman's Land; from collections sent by R. W. Lawrence, and Ronald Gunn, Esqrs., and by Dr. Scott. The Journal of Botany 1: 243 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mr. Gunn, –in whose collection it is mixed with n. 90, R. lappaceus, from which, however, it is totally distinct."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 4, 9 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (February 1862), Thalamiflorae. The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria 1: 7 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ranunculus lappaceus Sm. legitimate

Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 12 [basionym]

basionym of: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 3 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Ranunculus lappaceus var. scapiger (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 666 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Melville, R. (1955), Contributions to the Flora of Australia: II. Some Ranunculi of Tasmania and south eastern Australia. Kew Bulletin 10(2): 197 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "The type specimen of this species was collected by R. Gunn growing with R.lappaceus (Gunn No. 90) ..."

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 14 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Briggs, B.G. (1959), Ranunculus lappaceus and allied species of the Australian mainland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 84: 308-310 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 172 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 14-15 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 184 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate

Briggs, B.G. & Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Ranunculaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 162 [secondary reference]

Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Ranunculaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 52-53, Fig. 9b [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate common name: Bog Buttercup [n/a]

Briggs, B.G. & Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Ranunculaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 162 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus pimpinellifolius Hook. var. pimpinellifolius legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ranunculus pimpinellifolius var. vestitus Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ranunculus pimpinellifolius var. glabrior Hook. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Ranunculus hirtus var. vestitus Hook.f. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Ranunculus lappaceus var. scapiger (Hook.) Benth. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 3 misapplication: Ranunculus hirtus Banks & Sol. ex DC. nom. illeg. by Hooker, J.D. (24 October 1855), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(1): 6

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Eichler, Hj., Jeanes, J.A. & Walsh, N.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007), Ranunculaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 328, 330, Fig. 61A-C, Map 358 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus pimpinellifolius var. glabrior Hook. nom. inval. nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ranunculus pimpinellifolius var. vestitus Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ranunculus hirtus var. vestitus Hook.f. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Ranunculus lappaceus var. scapiger (Hook.) Benth. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 3 misapplication: Ranunculus hirtus Banks & Sol. ex DC. nom. illeg. by Hooker, J.D. (24 October 1855), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 1(1): 6

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 68 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Ranunculus lappaceus var. pimpinellifolius (Hook.) Benth. legitimate misapplication: Ranunculus hirtus Banks & Sol. ex DC. nom. illeg. by Candolle, A.P. de (1817), Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 289

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