This lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) is a new wildflower in my creek bed. It has been there for about two years now. It has many other names: fig buttercup, Figwort, marsh pilewort, and fig crowfoot. It is in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is a low growing hairless perennial which is a harbinger of spring.
The flowers have bright glossy yellow petals. It is toxic so don't eat it.
When the little windwheel outside
the cabin window sings the
gathering thunderstorm . . . .
When thought's courage stems from
the bidding of Being, then
destiny's language thrives.
As soon as we have the thing before
our eyes, and in our hearts and ears
for the world, thinking prospers.
Martin Heidegger
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