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Ficaria calthifolia Rchb.

Figwort

Ranunculaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Ficaria calthifolia
Ficaria ledebourii
Ficaria nudicaulis
Ficaria pumila
Ficaria stepporum
Ficaria varia
Ficaria verna subsp. calthifolia
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. calthifolius
Ranunculus ficaria subsp. nudicaulis

Related species

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

Traits


    Toxic, maximal 10 cm tall. plants: without bulbils in the leaf axils. flowers: yellow. corolla: 6–15‑leaved. petals: often broad oval, with a basal nectar-gland. nectar-glands: covered with a scale. calyx: 3–5‑leaved. fruits: mostly developed, nutlets. roots: often c...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Ficaria calthifolia

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.

Ecology

Ficaria calthifolia

Ficaria calthifolia

Status

  • native

Habitat

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

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