Flora of New Zealand Series

Tufted, glabrous perennial, 10-40 cm tall; rhizome stout. Lvs very variable, ovate to oblong, ternate or palmate, rarely ternatifid, coriaceous, 2-10-(20) cm long; leaflets varying from large and rounded with few shallow teeth to smaller and cut to the base into 3-7 narrow-cuneate incised or toothed or lobed segments; median lobe usually long-stalked; lateral lobes sessile or stalked. Stems 1-(3)-flowered. Fls 1.5-3 cm diam. Sepals spreading, glabrous. Petals 5, yellow, obovate-cuneate; nectary single, 1-2 mm from petal base, partly enclosed by a split tubular or semilunar scale. Receptacle glabrous. Achenes 20-50, turgid, glabrous; body 1.5-2 mm long; beak straight or slightly curved, 1-1.5 mm long.

S.: Canterbury, Otago, Southland.

Endemic.

Sheltered places in tussock and scrub, 900-1500 m.

Fisher (1965, op. cit.) gives a fuller description, discussion of variation and synonymy, and illustrations. R. berggrenii and R. novae-zelandiae are included as synonyms of R. enysii.