Land Plants - invasive

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) on Jan 27, 2026

Submitter has sample
EDRR Status: Local expert notified

Description of specimen

These bulb plants were here last year, and have reappeared recently. When blooming they have yellow flowers.

Commentary

None

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

Resources

Lesser Celandine info from Urban Ecology Center

Location

On the forest glen wood trail, next to someone's property

Expert Reviewer

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Coleman Hepner
Tualatin SWCD

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