Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 551 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat ad Europae sossas & paludes."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): cvi. [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 3 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 19 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 135 [secondary reference]

common name: Poison Buttercup [n/a] common name: Celery-leaf Buttercup [n/a]

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

common name: Celery-leaf Buttercup [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 20 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 310-311 [secondary reference]

common name: Cursed Crowfoot [n/a] common name: Celery-leaf Buttercup [n/a] common name: Poison Buttercup [n/a] common name: Celery Buttercup [n/a]

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

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Ranunculaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 171, 173, Fig. 23I [secondary reference]

common name: Cursed Crowfoot [n/a] common name: Poison Buttercup [n/a] common name: Celery Buttercup [n/a]

Briggs, B.G. & Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Ranunculaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 167 [secondary reference]

common name: Celery Buttercup [n/a]

Briggs, B.G. & Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Ranunculaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 167 [secondary reference]

common name: Celery Buttercup [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Ranunculus scleratus E.M.Ross orth. var.

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

orthographic variant: Ranunculus scleratus E.M.Ross orth. var.

• APC Comment: Subspecies rank not recognised in Qld and NSW.
• APC Dist.: SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (formerly naturalised)

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