Common name:
Winter aconite
Family:
Scientific name:
Eranthis hyemalis
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and southern Scotland; native in some areas but mostly naturalised
Height:
Up to 10 cm
Habitat:
Woodland, grassland
Flowers:
Solitary, at the top of the stem; up to 30 mm in diameter, with six spreading sepals, often somewhat different in size, and a cluster of short yellow stamens with two-lobed anthers
Leaves:
Hairless, divided into three broad lobes, themselves sometimes partially divided. Leaves form in a whorl of three just below the flower
Season:
January to April
Rarity:
★★★★★
