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Volume IV (1988) - Flora of New Zealand Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons
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Ranunculus ficaria subsp. ficariiformis (F.W.Schultz.) Rouy & Foucaud

* Subsp. ficariiformis Rouy et Fouc., Fl. Fr.  I:   73  (1893)

celandine

Petioles stout; lamina of basal lvs firm-textured, (1.5)-3-13 × (1.5)-3-12 cm. Bulbils 0. Fls (25)-30-40-(50) mm diam.; petals (12)-15-25 mm long. Achenes usually ripening.

N.: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Wellington; S.: Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, Southland.

S. Europe, N.W. Africa, Middle East 1948

Forest, riverbanks, abandoned gardens, waste land, roadsides, ditches, pastures.

This subsp. has also been known in N.Z. as R. ficaria subsp. ficaria, R. ficaria var. grandiflorus, and R. ficaria var. fertilis.

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