Pete's Walks - Marsh Marigold

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Photo taken on 24/04/09 on the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal, near Drayton Beauchamp, Bucks.

Photo taken on 24/04/09 on the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal, near Drayton Beauchamp, Bucks.

I saw this on a fairly local walk around the canals near Marsworth. A member of the Buttercup family, it likes damp places such as marshy meadows and riversides. It flowers from March to June.