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Ranunculaceae

Fig buttercup

Ranunculus ficaria L.

Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ranunculus

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Fig buttercup: Scharbockskraut ( Ficaria verna ) an der Saar in Saarbrücken
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (51)
Arabic
رجل الغراب, ماميران ربيعي, ماميران صغير, بورغة ربيعية, كف السبع
Armenian
Թզարմատ գարնանային
arz
ماميران ربيعى
azb
رانونکولوس فیکاریا
Basque
Korradu-belar
Belarusian
Чысцяк веснавы, Чысцяк вясенні
Breton
Louzaouenn-an-daroued
Bulgarian
Жълтурче, Пролетно жълтурче
Catalan
Gatassa, Herba de les morenes
Chinese
榕叶毛茛, 小白屈菜, 榕毛茛
Czech
Orsej jarní
Danish
Almindelig Vorterod, Vorterod-slægten
Dutch
Gewoon speenkruid, Gewoon en Vreemd speenkruid, Speenkruid
English
Fig buttercup, Lesser celandine, Pilewort
Esperanto
Fikario
Estonian
Kanakoole
Finnish
Mukulaleinikki
French
Ficaire, Ficaire fausse-renoncule
Galician
Ficaria
German
Scharbockskraut, Feigenwurz, Feigwurz, Frühlings-Scharbockskraut, Frühlingsscharbockskraut, Knöllchen-Scharbockskraut
Greek
Συκόρριζα η εαρινή
Hebrew
נורית הלב
hsb
Niska maslenka, Bórliški, Jejkojte zelo, Jejkuš
Hungarian
Salátaboglárka, Nyugati salátaboglárka
inh
БӀаьстен цӀазамбуц
io
Fikario
Irish
Grán arcáin, Aonscoth, Lus na gcnapán, Na searraigh
Italian
Ranuncolo favagello
Japanese
キクザキリュウキンカ
kab
Tibiwt
Korean
피카리아
kw
Losow lagas
Latvian
Pavasara mazpurenīte
li
Spieënkroed
Lithuanian
Pavasarinis švitriešis
Macedonian
Златица, Жолтурче
myv
Тундонь верькс тикше
Norwegian Bokmål
Vårkål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Vårkål
os
Кæдзусæг
Persian
لسر کلاندین
Polish
Ziarnopłon wiosenny, Jaskier wiosenny
Russian
Чистяк весенний, Лютик весенний, Лютик чистяковый, Чистяк лютичный
Slovak
Blyskáč jarný
Slovenian
Lopatičasta zlatica, Navadna lopatica
Spanish
Celidonia menor, Escrofularia menor, Hierba centella menor, Hierba de las almorranas, Botón de oro, Celedonia, Celidonia minor, Celidonis menor
Swedish
Svalört, Sydsvalört
Turkish
Basur otu, Yağlı çiçek
Ukrainian
Пшінка весняна, Пшінка
Walloon
Djaenea fåsse ranonke
Welsh
Llygad Ebrill, Milfyw

Synonyms

  • Caltha hiranoi Tamura
  • Chelidonium minus Garsault
  • Ficaria aperta Schur
  • Ficaria boryi Heldr. ex Nyman
  • Ficaria bulbifera (Á.Löve & D.Löve) Holub
  • Ficaria communis Dum.Cours.
  • Ficaria degenii Harv.
  • Ficaria ficaria (L.) H.Karst.
  • Ficaria peloponnesiaca Nyman
  • Ficaria polypetala Gilib.
  • Ficaria ranunculiflora Moench ex St.-Lag.
  • Ficaria ranunculoides Roth
  • Ficaria roberti F.W.Schultz
  • Ficaria rotundifolia Schur
  • Ficaria verna Huds.
  • Ficaria verna f. divergens (F.W.Schultz) Soó
  • Ficaria verna f. dolichopetala (Zapał.) Soó
  • Ficaria verna f. marmorata Priszter
  • Ficaria verna f. polypetala (Zapał.) Soó
  • Ficaria verna subsp. bulbifera Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Ficaria vulgaris J.St.-Hil.
  • Ranunculus ficaria subsp. bulbilifer Lambinon
  • Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifera Albert
  • Ranunculus ficaria var. grandiflora (Robert) Strobl
  • Ranunculus vernus f. divergens F.W.Schultz

Flowers

In flower
March to April (from 56,651 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.