Report #6878 - Report: Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) on Mar 13, 2025

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Description of specimen

Lesser celandine growing in disturbed areas near house and areas of property where blackberry was removed.

Commentary

Hi Dana, thank you for using the Hotline to report this species! I'm acknowledging that I saw this report and will update when I have more information on next steps.

Cierra Dawson
March 17, 2025, 7:21 a.m.

Hi Dana, thanks for your patience. Here is a good resource from portland.gov about this species: https://www.portland.gov/bes/invasive-plants/lesser-celandine

From your description, it sounds like these plants are located between private houses. Is that accurate? If so, do you happen to know any of the homeowners in the area where you saw this plant?

Cierra Dawson
April 2, 2025, 2:35 a.m.

It would also be great if you could provide a photo of where you saw these plants!

Cierra Dawson
April 2, 2025, 2:36 a.m.

Remedy

For small patches, plants can be dug up in their entirety (be sure to get all roots and the small bulbils that break off to form new plants - you may need to sift through your soil to get these). Do not compost or put in your yard debris bin any below-ground parts of the plant (tubers and bulbils) as they can be spread this way. The leaves and flowers are ok to compost or put in yard debris. For larger patches, digging is impractical and can cause a lot of disturbance; herbicide application may have more success. * Lesser Celandine: National Park Service fact sheet *Lesser Celandine info from West Multnomah SWCD

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) on Mar 13, 2025

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