Lesser Celandine - Ficaria verna

Low to short, tuberous rooted, hairless plant. Leaves heart shaped, rather fleshy, dark green. Flowers bright glistening yellow, turning whiter with age 20 to 30 mm, with 8 to 12 narrow elliptical petals.

Deciduous woodland, roadside verges, meadows and ditches.

March to May.

Perennial.

Very common throughout Britain.

Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 586 of the 617 tetrads.

Look out for the associated fungi that grow on the leaves of Lesser Celandine:
Celandine Clustercup Rust (Uromyces dactylidis))
Bitter Chocolate Rust (Uromyces ficariae)