A welcome sign of spring, the bright yellow flowers open in the sun from February to May.  The Lesser Celandine is often found as a carpet of yellow stars in damp woodlands, along streambanks or on wet grassland.
The heart-shaped blotched green leaves were once used as a cure for scurvy, containing Vitamin C if picked before the flowers appear. Also the bulbous roots were once used as a way of treating haemorrhoids!

Flower: Little, 20 -30 mm across with 7 to 12 petals
Leaves: Heart-shaped
Habitat: Damp meadows, woods, stream banks
Height to about 30cm, but often hugging the ground!
Typically flowering: March - May