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Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis (Lawalrée ex Laegaard) Stace

fertile lesser celandine (Ranunculaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencySE
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Synonym | Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficaria

Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis is the most widespread subspecies of lesser celandine in the British Isles, and the only one in much of the far north and west; it differs from F. verna subsp. verna in lacking bulbils in the leaf axils.

Sheepscombe (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2019-02-20

 fertile lesser celandine / Ficaria verna subsp. fertilis: _Ficaria verna_ subsp. _fertilis_ is the most widespread subspecies of lesser celandine in the British Isles, and the only one in much of the far north and west; it differs from _F. verna_ subsp. _verna_ in lacking bulbils in the leaf axils.

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