The alpine areas of Mt Aspiring National Park provide the best opportunity to see this intriguing flower. Aotearoa boasts more than 30 species of native buttercup, many of them alpine. The Latin word Ranunculus apparently means ‘little frog’ and relates to the alpine wetland habitat that these plants enjoy. Some have the butter-yellow colour you […]
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