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Ranunculus ficaria

Classification	Flowering Plants
Family	Ranunculaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus ficaria L.
Common Name	Lesser celandine
Growth Habit	Forb
Duration	Perennial
Plant Notes	**
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native, FACW- (NWPL)

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Ranunculus ficaria L. subsp. Bulbifera Lambinon

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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Ficaria ficaria	Ficaria ficaria (L.) H. Karst.
Ficaria verna	Ficaria verna Huds.
Ranunculus ficaria	Ranunculus ficaria L.

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.

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Citation Information:

Dolan, R.W., M.E. Moore. 2025 Indiana Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), USF Water Institute. University of South Florida]. Butler University Friesner Herbarium, Indianapolis, Indiana. (Begun by Dr. Rebecca W. Dolan with a grant from the Butler University Innovation Fund)