Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria subsp. fertilis
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Species Description
Common and widespread throughout the UK.
Stace 4:
Ssp. fertilis (Lawalrée ex Laegaard) Stace (Ranunculus ficaria var. fertilis A.R. Clapham nom. nud., ssp. fertilis Lawalrée ex Laegaard).
Tubers not formed in leaf axis; full head of ripe achenes usually produced; achenes mostly 2.5-3.5 x 1.7-2.2mm; petals mostly 10-20 x 4-9mm; 2n=16 (diploid); mean no. chloroplasts per stomatal guard-cell about 13-17. Native; throughout British Isles.
Key:
- Tubers absent from leaf-axis after flowering period
- Petals 10-20 x 4-9mm