Ficaria verna
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Ficaria verna is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and Western Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. The plant is poisonous if ingested raw and potentially fatal to grazing animals and livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep. Emerging in late winter with flowers appearing in late February through May, its appearance across the landscape is regarded by many as a harbinger of spring.
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna (Ranunculaceae) 102 22
Ficaria verna is a low-growing, hairless perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae native to Europe and Western Asia. It has fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers with bright yellow, glossy petals. The plant is poisonous if ingested raw and potentially fatal to grazing animals and livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep. Emerging in late winter with flowers appearing in late February through May, its appearance across the landscape is regarded by many as a harbinger of spring.