Lesser Spearwort - 10226
Yellow flowers of Lesser Spearwort - Ranunculus flammula
Family: Ranunculaceae
Member of the buttercup family, and Ranunculus tranlates as “little frog” (Rana = frog), and possibly comes from the fact that many of the species from this family like wet habitats.
Location: Boggy ground near Deer pond, Farnham Park, Surrey, UK.
Leica - Leitz Wetzlar Macro-Elmarit-R 1:2.8/60, 60mm F/2.8 lens on Canon 400D DSLR.
Shot settings: F/5.6, 1/250s, iso 200
Date: 01/06/09
Owner: Gordon England