Sunday, March 21, 2010

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser celandine(english)
Celidonia menor(spanish)
Lesser celandine is a herbal perrenial plant originating from europa and west asia.Growing often near water or on damp soils gave probably the name Ranunculus which means ,little frog,.Lesser celandine does have some medicinal uses and also for eating as the early leaves hold a lot of vitamine C,but lesser celandine also can be toxic.As being a early flower lesser celandine was recorded in some folklore and poems for indicating the arrival of spring.From Galicia

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