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Photo from Alchetron.com.


The rather disappointing caudex from Nyis.info.


A group of wild plants from Plantis.info.


The flower from Pixabay.com.


The leaves from Woodlandtrust.org.uk.

Author: 

William Hudson, 1762

Family: 

RANUNCULACEAE

Origin: 

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Island, Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Soil: 

Rich

Water: 

Maximum

Sun: 

Medium

Thickness: 

1 Centimetres

Height: 

10-30 Centimetres

Flower: 

Yellow

Propagate: 

Seeds/Roots

Names: 

Lesser Celandine, Alm. Vorterod, Fig-Crowfoot

Synonyms: 

Ranunculus ficaria, L. 1753.
Ficaria vulgaris, J.St.-Hil., 1808.
Ficaria ficaria, H.Karst.
Ficaria ranunculoides, Roth.
Ranunculus claviformis, Dulac
Ranunculus praecox, Salisb.
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. calthifolius, Arcang.
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. chrysocephalus, P.D.Sell.
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. fertilis, A.R.Clapham ex Laegaard.
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficariiformis, Rouy & Foucaud.

This member of the Ranunculaceae family was given this name by William Hudson in 1762. It is found in Europe, northern Africa, Asia and now also in North America, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and some sun. The bulbs can grow to one centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from ten to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow.

The genera name means 'concerning figs'. The species name means 'pertaining to spring.' as it is flowering in the spring.

This is an early spring-grower.


The fruits from Cumbriabotany.co.uk.