Ficaria verna ssp. calthifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Ranunculaceae
Family (Traditional)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ficaria
Species:	Ficaria verna
Infraspecies:	Ficaria verna (Rchb.) Nyman ssp. calthifolia
Common Name	Fig Buttercup
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Emerging Threat; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 4; Pistil Number: 6; Pistil Number: 7; Pistil Number: 8; Pistil Number: 9; Pistil Number: 10; Pistil Number: 11; Pistil Number: 12; Pistil Number: 13+; Placentation Type: Basal; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive

** Not applicable or data not available.

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