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Lesser Celandine

Ranunculus ficaria

Description:

Groundcover/ low to the ground. An invasive introduced species, but so nice to see color in the woods at this time of year!

Habitat:

Woodland - riparian.

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2 Comments

jeslowery
jeslowery 8 years ago

Thanks ForestDragon! You're totally right - I asked the "Flora of Ohio" group and they said it's definitely Lesser Celandine.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

Possibly Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus ficaria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_cela...

jeslowery
Spotted by
jeslowery

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Apr 9, 2015
Submitted on Apr 9, 2015

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