NameThatPlant.net: Ficaria verna ssp. chrysocephala

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ficaria verna ssp. chrysocephala FAMILY Ranunculaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus ficaria FAMILY Ranunculaceae

COMMON NAME:
Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine, Pilewort

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ficaria verna ssp. chrysocephala FAMILY Ranunculaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ranunculus ficaria FAMILY Ranunculaceae

3672

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: eastern Mediterranean Europe

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3-5 sepals
Typically 8 petals (ranging from six to twenty-six)
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Aggregate of achenes

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