*Ficaria verna Hudson ssp. fertilis (A.R. Clapham ex Laegaard) Stace. Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup. Phen: Mar-May. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of w. Europe. Naturalized in the US in DC, IL, MD, MA, NY, PA, WA, WV (Post et al. 2009).

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy: = K3, Stace (2021); = Ficaria fertilis (Lawalrée ex Laegaard) Galasso, Banfi, & Soldan – Banfi, Galasso, & Soldano (2011); = n/a – Tat; = Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. ficaria – Il, Sell (1994); < Ficaria verna Huds. – Mi, NY; < Ficaria verna Huds. ssp. calthifolia (Rchb.) Nyman – K4; < Ranunculus ficaria L. – C, F, FNA3, G, Pa; < 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)