What is "ficaria"

''Ficaria ''is a small genus of several species of plants in the Ranunculaceae family, which were perviously grouped with Ranunculus. The genus includes Ficaria verna, known as fig buttercup or lesser celandine, and related species. The name "Ficaria" is Classical Latin for fig. Plants in the genus are closely related to true buttercups but have only three sepals and swollen smooth achenes.