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Lesser Celandine
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Ficaria verna
A starry yellow flower that opens in early spring sunshine and closes when the sky turns grey. The poet Wordsworth wrote a poem just for it!
Height
10 cm
Blooms
Feb–May
Family
Buttercup (Ranunculaceae)
Latin name
Ficaria verna
Where to find
- Woodland floors
- Hedge banks
- Damp shady ground