BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Ranunculus ficaria ssp. ficaria (a lesser celandine)
| Notes (MWS) | A common plant of woodland and grassland, but also finds its way into gardens. Its bright yellow flowers are a characteristic feature of English spring. |
| Field indications | Leaves entire (not shallowly lobed). |
| Diagnostic features | 1. Absence of tubers in the leaf axils (even after flowering) 2. Smaller petals (10-20mm long). |
Suggested Literature
Ranunculus ficaria ssp. ficaria may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Ranunculus ficaria ssp. ficaria:
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leaf (live) | live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium | Uromyces ficariae - Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
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petiole (live) | live petiole is parasitised by telium | Uromyces ficariae - Bitter Chocolate Rust, Celandine Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 |
Ranunculus ficaria ssp. ficaria may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
RANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots) |
Ranunculus (buttercups and crowfoots) |
Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine) |
References
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
