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Native Buttercup

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.

Fruits/Seeds

Rarely seen.

Field Guide

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  • Species Category: Plants
  • Species origin: Native
  • Conservation status: Common
  • Did You Know?
    • Flowers are cross pollinated by beetles (cantharophily)

  • What to Observe

    • First fully open single flower

    • Full flowering (record all days)

    • 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.
  • Trails: Bibra Lake WA, Canning River Regional Park WA, Gumblossom Reserve WA, Kings Park & Botanic Garden WA, Kwinana WA, Marlee Reserve WA, Murdoch University WA, Piney Lakes Trail WA
  • Species Region: Australia