Lesser celandine ( Ranunculus ficaria)

            One of the earliest and prettiest of Britian's wild flowers to appear is the Lesser celandine, which often carpets woodlands with a broad splash of gold in the spring.

The common name Celandine may come from the Latin chelīdonius, via 13th century English celydon. Chelīdonius comes from the Greek khelidōn, meaning a Swallow. The flowering of the Lesser Celandine was thought to coincide with the arrival in Northern Europe of swallows from their southern wintering grounds in South Africa, southern Asia and India. The theory was that when the flowers faded the swallows would also depart, although in our experience there are usually plenty of Swallows remaining in Britain long after the last of the Lesser Celandines has faded and died.

The genus name Ranunculus comes from the Latin rana, meaning frog, while the suffix -culus indicates the diminutive form - hence Ranunculus means 'little frog'. The most likely explanation is that both frogs and Lesser Celandines are usually found in damp places.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Sheffield / Woodhouse (show map)

Taken on: March 20, 2016

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