Ranunculus ficaria -
Lesser Celandine
When people talk about celandines, it is to
the lesser celandine that they are generally referring. (Despite its name, the Greater
Celandine is not a close relative and it flowers much later in the year.)
This glossy spring flower, a member of the buttercup family, blooms from
March to early June, and it has a preference for the edges of damp woodland, hedgerows and
riverbanks.
Here, beside a ditch, lesser celandines line the lane at Ceibwr Bay in
north Pembrokeshire.
Wildflowers of Wales
This wildflower is one of many dozens that are featured in the First Nature Guide to the
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 1 - Woodland and Waysides.
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