| Common Name: | Small River Buttercup |
| Synonym: | Ranunculus rivularis |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Size: | 5cm x 20cm |
| Description: | Perennial herb, rooting at nodes. |
| Leaves: | Shiny round leaves 1-5cm wide on long stalks to 15cm, clustered at nodes. Leaves deeply 3-5-lobed, segments entire or notched, emergent segments wedge-shaped, segments on submerged leaves narrow, leaf palm-like. |
| Flowering: | Small flowers with 4-9 oblong petals on 1-4-flowered emergent flowering stems. Fruit a round head, beak on each fruit slender and straight to slightly curved. |
| Flower Colour: | Pale yellow-green |
| Flowering Time: | Most of the year |
| Growing Conditions: | Partly to completely submerged in swamps, slow-flowing watercourses and lakes. Full sun or semi-shade. |
| Garden Use: | An attractive small plant for permanently wet soils and in ponds. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 30, 33, 35, 39, 47 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | Yes |
| Photographer: | 1, 2, 4 Marilyn Gray ©; 3 Peter Kinchington © |