Lesser Celandine
(Invasive)  Information

Synonyms:   Fig Buttercup

Scientific Name:   Ficaria verna
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.


Synonym:  Ranunculus ficaria

Highly invasive, tuberous-rooted, weedy perennial native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. Shiny, bright yellow flowers. Forms dense mats that crowd out spring ephemerals before going dormant in summer. All Ficaria and Ranunculus species are acrid and poisonous, and dangerous to livestock.

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Lesser Celandine

Genus species: Ficaria verna
     Synonym: Ranunculus ficaria
Synonym Note: Several botanical sites have adopted the name Ficaria verna. However, the RPC ref. sites continue to use the synonymm
Common Names: Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup
Family Name: Ranunculaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, and low shrubs; leaves various, often basal and alternate, simple to compound; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters; fruit variable, most frequently a follicle or achene; family contains many highly poisonous plants.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Yellow
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming.
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