Israel wildflowers: Lesser celandine

Ranunculus ficaria, Ficaria ranunculoides, Ficaria verna, Lesser celandine, Marsh pilewort, Fig Buttercup,

Hebrew: נורית הלב, Arabic: الماميران الربيعي


Scientific name:		Ranunculus ficaria L.
Synonym name:		Ficaria ranunculoides Moench., Ficaria verna Huds.
Common name:		Lesser celandine, Marsh pilewort, Fig Buttercup
Hebrew name:		נורית הלב
Arabic name:		الماميران الربيعي
Plant Family:		Ranunculaceae, נוריתיים

_{Location: Golan Heights, Odem Forest}


Life form:		Geophyte
Leaves:		Alternate, rosette; entire; smooth
Flowers:		Yellow; hermaphrodite
Flowering Period:		January, February, March, April
Habitat:		Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands
Chorotype:		Med – Euro-Siberian
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

_{Location: Golan Heights, Odem Forest}
Derivation of the botanical name:

Ranunculus, rana, “frog”, Ranunculus, “little frog”, literally froglike (from marshy places).

ficaria, of or belonging to figs.
verna, of or belonging to spring.
ranunculoides, like the genus Ranunculus.
The Hebrew name: נורית, nurit, from Aramaic: נוריתא, nurita; נור, nur: to give light, to shine; to burn; Aramaic: נורא ,נור (=fire).

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation Moench is used to indicate Conrad Moench (1744 – 1805), a German botanist.
The standard author abbreviation Huds. is used to indicate William Hudson (1730 – 1793), a British botanist and apothecary based in London.

_{Location: Golan Heights, Odem Forest}