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Ranunculaceae
Ficaria

*Ficaria verna Hudson ssp. ficariiformis (Rouy & Foucaud) B. Wallnöfer. Common name: Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Disturbed rich forests and bottomlands, mesic suburban forests, lawns, naturalized locally from horticultural plantings. Distribution: Native of c. and w. Mediterranean Europe. First reported for NC by Krings et al. (2005). Naturalized in the US in MO, NY, NC, OH, PA, TX (Post et al. 2009).

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Stace (2021); = Ficaria grandiflora Robert — Banfi, Galasso, & Soldano (2011); = n/a — RAB, Tat; = Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. ficariiformis (F.W.Schultz) Rouy & Foucaud — NSProv, POWO, Sell (1994); < Ficaria verna Huds. — NY, Va; < Ranunculus ficaria L. — C, F, FNA3, G, Pa; < Ranunculus ficaria L. var. bulbifera Marsden-Jones. Basionym: Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. ficariiformis (F.W.Schultz) Rouy & Foucaud 1893

Links to other floras: < Ranunculus ficaria - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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