Lesser Celandine - Ficaria verna
Alt Name
Ranunculus ficaria
Description
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.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Deciduous woodland, roadside verges, meadows and ditches.
When to see it
March to May.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Very common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 586 of the 617 tetrads.
JamesCalowBroughton Astley20 April 2013
Graham CalowSapcote07 March 2014 All Saints Churchyard. Sapcote SP 4890 9320 (taken 15.3.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowAll Saints Chuch, Sapcote15 March 2006
David NichollsAylestone Meadows31 March 2009
David NichollsAylestone Meadows31 March 2009
David NichollsCrown Lane Mountsorrel19 May 2018subsp bulbilifer (bulbils)
 All Saints Churchyard. Sapcote SP 4890 9320 (taken 15.3.2006).JPG)
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David NichollsAylestone Meadows31 March 2009
David NichollsAylestone Meadows31 March 2009
David NichollsRutland Water22 March 2012
Ron.stevensUllesthorpe Stewardship Farm03 April 2012
Graham CalowBurbage Common and Woods07 April 2015 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4994 9233 (taken 22.4.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote22 April 2006
HAPeacockLeicester Garden29 March 2012
HAPeacockLeicester Garden29 March 2012
David NichollsJubilee Walk, Leire29 March 2011
David NichollsMarket Bosworth Country Park01 March 2012
Alan SemperHarby footpath09 March 2012
Barbara CooperHolwell Nature Reserve15 April 2013
Graham CalowCroft02 May 2013
 Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4994 9233 (taken 22.4.2006).JPG)
