Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) is an invasive spring ephemeral perennial plant, also known as fig buttercup. The flowers are easy to recognize, with eight (typical) to 12 bright-yellow petals ...

Lesser celandine, commonly called fig buttercup, has distinctive kidney shaped leaves appearing in a rosette. As the plant takes hold it creeps along the ground and will quickly spread throughout ...

"We heavily depend upon the public to identify and report invasive species ... and balsam woolly adelgid, identified in the fall of 2023; a pair of plants, lesser celandine, found for the ...

Lesser celandine can be easily confused with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) — a native plant found in wetland habitats and in some home gardens with moist areas.

Lesser celandine is a non-native, low-growing perennial plant in the buttercup family, most commonly found near streams and forested floodplains, that was first brought to Michigan as a spring ...

Characterized by yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves, lesser celandine spreads rapidly with a short life cycle and three modes of reproduction. News Today's news ...

Like the native plants it threatens to wipe out, lesser celandine, too, is an ephemeral — meaning that it grows and blooms before trees leaf out and then retreats until the next year.

DEAR JESSICA: I read your April 16 column on lesser celandine with great interest. I consider them flowers and have transferred them from the wild to my property over the past 20-plus years.

As a reminder, lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) is an invasive spring ephemeral perennial plant, also known as fig buttercup, which has become more prevalent in home garden beds and lawns. Lesser ...