Biodiversity challenge Tuesday

Did you manage to find a dandelion yesterday?
Did you manage to persuade your parents to leave it grow to help the bees? 

Well here's today's challenge: Celandine




Often called the harbinger of spring, Lesser Celandine / Ficaria verna is one to look out for around  now. 
Mainly found carpeting dampish soil, hedgerows and riverbanks, this pretty, low-growing species has flowers with 8-12 shiny yellow petals and dark-green, fleshy, heart-shaped leaves. 
The flowers open wide in sunshine, closing over at night-time or on overcast days. 

If you find it, take a photo or even better, make a sketch and send it on. Careful to count the petals - there might be a different number on some flowers. 

Pictures here

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