Leaf type: Kidney shaped, heart shaped
Phyllotaxis: Opposite
Leaf (upper side)
Habitus & biology
Lesser celandine reaches a height of up to 20 centimetres and flowers from March to May.
Distribution & habitates
Europe, North Africa, West Asia and as an introduced species also in North America (source).
Lesser celandine inhabits shady to sunny locations. It grows in forests, on or in bushes, in front of hedges, on roadsides, in parks or gardens.
Botany
Ficaria verna belongs to the buttercup family (Ranunuclaceae) and is also known as pilewort or fig buttercup.