*Ficaria verna Hudson ssp. fertilis (A.R. Clapham ex Laegaard) Stace. Common name: Lesser Celandine, Fig Buttercup. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: 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 ⓘ: = Stace (2021); = Ficaria fertilis (Lawalrée ex Laegaard) Galasso, Banfi, & Soldan — Banfi, Galasso, & Soldano (2011); = n/a — NS, Tat; = Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. ficaria — Il, POWO, 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. Basionym: Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. fertilis A.R.Clapham ex Laegaard 2001
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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