Common Name: lesser celadine, fig buttercupScientific Name: Ranunculus ficaria L.Family Name: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial (spring ephemeral), reproducing by seed, fleshy tubers roots and axillary bulblets (cream white) Stemsupright or reclining, dense forming mat ground cover Leavesopposite, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, dark green and sometimes faintly mottled with white, glossy, long petioles, margins entire or scalloped Flowers8-12 petals, bright yellow, glossy, solitary, long stalked and held above foliage, 3-4 sepals