The collar of bracts is a nice back drop for the yellow flower cups.

Winter Aconites

Winter Aconite or Eranthis hyemalis is a plant found in Europe, which belongs to the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family. The plant is small, but it has large, yellow, cup-shaped flowers. It is commonly known as Winter Aconite or Wolf's Bane. This plant grows from a tuber and has a low habit. All parts of the plant are poisonous when consumed by humans.

Native to woodlands, this plant is used in gardening as a groundcover, and is valued for the fact that the bright green foliage and yellow flowers appear extremely early in the spring.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eranthis_hyemalis - 08.06.2010

Winter Aconites

When the big, robust trees are still bald and resting, the gentle Winter Aconites are already in full growth and extend their blossoms to the sun.

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