Species

Ficaria verna Huds.

Lesser Celandine

Ranunculaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Genus: Ficaria ()

Synonyms

Ficaria verna
Ficaria bulbifera
Ficaria degenii
Ficaria ranunculoides
Ficaria verna subsp. bulbifera
Ficaria vulgaris
Ranunculus ficaria
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbifer
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbilifer
Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifer

Related species

Ficaria verna Huds. - Lesser Celandine
Ficaria calthifolia Rchb. - Figwort

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Ficaria verna

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Ficaria verna

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Ficaria verna

Ficaria verna

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, parks, gardens

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