Lesser Spearwort

 5 Petals, Water, Yellow Flowers
May 272015
 

Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula wildflower, flower, Connemara, Ireland, Galway, Britain, Irish, British, I came across this buttercup-like flower growing by the edge of Garraunbaun Lake in Moyard. After a bit of research I have decide that it is the lesser Spearwort. Its reddish stems distinguish it from the buttercups, and the unopened flowers have a distinctive shape. Apparently the plant is poisonous.

Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula wildflower, flower, Connemara, Ireland, Galway, Britain, Irish, British,