ILesser Celandine > Ranunculus ficaria
Description: Hairless plant growing to 30cm tall, with creeping stems, rooting at the nodes. The leaves are heart-shaped and fleshy, with wavy margins and long stalks. May have bulbils (tiny secondary bulbs) in the axils of stem leaves. Flowers yellow (fading to white), 2-3 cm across, with 3-7 sepals and 8-12 petals. Fruits are hairy achenes (dry, one-seeded fruits) with straight beak (the stalk between achene and pappus).

Flowering Season: March to May.

Habitat: Deciduous woods, scrubland, damp meadows.

Distribution: Common throughout the UK.

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