Evergreen herb with rather woody stems to about 80 cm tall, dying back. Basal leaves absent; stem leaves thick, dark green, edges curved back and bearing 7-10 leaflets with toothed edges. Flowers 1.5-2.5 cm wide in terminal clusters on leafy stems, bell-shaped, green (occasionally tinged purple at the tips), hanging down; winter-spring. Carpels 3, fused at the base. Fruit follicles remaining on the plant for a long period.

C & W Europe

Leaflets 7-10, thick and dark green; flowers and leaves on same stems; small, green bell-like flowers.

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Ranunculaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.