*Ficaria verna Hudson ssp. verna . Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup. Phen: Mar-May. Hab: Disturbed rich forests and bottomlands, mesic suburban forests, lawns, naturalized locally from horticultural plantings. Dist: Native of Europe. Naturalized in the US in CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, VA, WA, WV (Post et al. 2009).

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy: = K3, K4, Stace (2021); = Ficaria verna Huds. – Banfi, Galasso, & Soldano (2011); = n/a – Il, RAB, Tat; = Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. bulbilifer Lambinon – Sell (1994); < Ficaria verna Huds. – Mi, Va; < Ranunculus ficaria L. – C, F, FNA3, G, Pa, Tn, WV; < Ranunculus ficaria L. var. bulbifera Marsden-Jones – K1

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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)