Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ranunculales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ficaria Schaeff.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ficaria verna Huds., Fl. Angl. (Hudson) 214 (1762) subsp. verna
Synonymy:
  • = Ficaria verna subsp. bulbifera Á.Löve & D.Löve (1961)
  • = Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbilifer Lambinon (1981) nom. nov.
 Description

Petioles slender; lamina of basal lvs membranous, 1–4 × 1–4 cm. Bulbils produced in axils of cauline lvs, small, brown, cylindric or obovoid. Fls c.  20–(30) mm diam.; petals 10–13 mm long. Achenes not ripening.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4. as Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbilifer Lambinon]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: Aug.–Oct.

 Bibliography
Connor, H.E. 1977: The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand. Edition 2. Government Printer, Wellington. [as Ranunculus ficaria L.]
Emadzade, K.; Lehnebach, C.; Lockhart, P.; Hörandl, E. 2010: A molecular phylogeny, morphology and classification of genera of Ranunculeae (Ranunculaceae). Taxon 59(3): 809–828.
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Hudson, W. 1762: Flora Anglica. Edition 1. London.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Veldkamp, J.-F. 2015: De nomenclatuur van Speenkruiden (Ficaria verna Huds. s.l., Ranunculaceae). Gorteria 37: 84–116.