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Lesser Celandine | Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria)

May contain: leaf, plant, flower, anemone, petal, and daisy
Photo Credit: Anne Burgess
May contain: flower, plant, leaf, petal, and anemone
Photo Credit: Keith Edkins
May contain: plant, pollen, flower, petal, geranium, and daisy
Photo Credit: 8mm & Other Stuff
May contain: leaf, plant, flower, anemone, petal, and daisy
May contain: flower, plant, leaf, petal, and anemone
May contain: plant, pollen, flower, petal, geranium, and daisy

Perennial; kidney to heart shaped leaves. Yellow flowers with 8-12 glossy petals. Pale colored bulblets at stem bases. Forms a continuous green carpet with yellow dots that are the flowers.

Plant Details

Habitat NotesForest floodplains, some drier uplands and meadows.
Mature HeightLow lying