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Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria

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image species author location uploaded taken select
Lesser Celandine Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 16 Mar 2021, 8:43 p.m. 15 Mar 2021, 3:43 p.m.
Lesser Celandine Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria dylan Avon Gorge 26 Aug 2020, 2:27 p.m. 23 Mar 2020, 1:17 p.m.
Lesser Celandine Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria dylan Avon Gorge 26 Aug 2020, 2:27 p.m. 23 Mar 2020, 1:17 p.m.
Lesser Celandine Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria dylan Avon Gorge 26 Aug 2020, 2:27 p.m. 23 Mar 2020, 1:17 p.m.
Lesser Celandine Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria dylan Avon Gorge 26 Aug 2020, 2:27 p.m. 23 Mar 2020, 1:17 p.m.
Lesser Celandine Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria dylan Clifton Downs 26 Aug 2020, 4:15 p.m. 23 Mar 2020, 2:22 p.m.

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Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Tends to like damp rich soil in shaded to slightly sunny places. woodland, hedgerows, riverbanks, flood plains, meadows, gardens, parks, allotments, cemeteries, wasteland. One of the earliest flowers in spring from January in the South to April.

Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria subsp. fertilis 1 4 9 image for Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna subsp. chrysocephala 1 3 13 image for Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna subsp. verna 1 1 2 image for Lesser Celandine