Oakwood aconite

Family Ranunculaceae. This plant occurs in open habitats: thickets of shrubs, steppe slopes. It may not live very long.

Plants of this species have pale yellow flowers with broad, semicircular hoods, and the divided leaves are dark green. The inflorescence is small. The plants grow slowly and require nutrient-rich, moist soil. Flowering occurs in July–August, and the plants die shortly after it ends. Plant height reaches 30–60 cm.