Greater Spearwort

  • Yellow flowers and green leaves of Greater Spearwort on the edge of a pond
  • Yellow flowers of Greater Spearwort on the edge of a pond with lily pads
  • The pond at Charlton Down nature Reserve with Greater Spearwort flowers

These yellow flowers are members of the buttercup family and are called Greater Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua). They are growing on the damp edge of the pond in the Charlton Down Nature Reserve. There are over 600 species of Ranunculus in the world and this is one of 35 species that occur in Britain.

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