lesser celandine

Ranunculus ficaria

• One of the first woodland flowers of the year
   
• The flowers are shiny yellow with eight to twelve petals
   
• The leaves are heart-shaped.
   

Where found

Damp woodland paths and tracks as well as on stream banks and in ditches. It grows well in the shade of hedgerows too.
 

Record seasonal events

You can help scientists monitor the effect of climate change on lesser celandine by telling us the date you first see it flowering where you live

• It’s a perennial herb, flowering in March-May