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lesser celandine
Ficaria verna
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
marsh marigoldCaltha palustris
ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea
Indian pennywortCentella asiatica
creeping JennyLysimachia nummularia
AsarabaccaAsarum europaeum
Creeping buttercupRanunculus repens
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alaska | 272,471 |
|---|---|
| United States | 56,264 |
| United Kingdom | 22,496 |
| England | 18,925 |
| Russia | 15,161 |
| New York | 11,156 |
| Germany | 8,869 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,228 |
| Maryland | 5,256 |
| Czechia | 5,215 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies · Ranunculales |
| Family | buttercup family · Ranunculaceae |
| Genus | Fig Buttercups · Ficaria |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise lesser celandine with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.