Gently down the stream

By Miranda1008

Unfinished business - #TT185

I have known all along that I couldn't let December go by without a wildflower.  I have at least one for every month of 2018 - many more than that for most - and here is December's.

This little plant is yellow corydalis, corydalis lutea.  According to my field guide it should have finished flowering in September.  Certainly it shouldn't be flowering now, but it lives at the edges of a path that leads to the main road, sheltered by steps above and fences around it.  I'm pretty sure I've never seen it flowering in January or February, but in every other month there it is with its little yellow candles.

I have tagged it for TinyTuesday.  Many thanks to Freyjad for hosting.

So I'm guessing this finishes my 2018 Wildflower project.  The final tally is:
JANUARY
Snowdrops
FEBRUARY
Gorse (or furze);  Wild daffodils
MARCH
Coltsfoot;  Primroses;  Blackthorn
APRIL
Greater periwinkle;  Goat willow;  Ground ivy;  Cowslips;  Daisy;
Common field speedwell;  Wood anemone;  Greater celandine
MAY
Cuckoo flower (or lady’s smock);  Yellow archangel;  Common dog violet;
Crab apple;  Bluebell;  Red clover;  Germander speedwell;
Three-cornered leek;  Hawthorn;  Yellow flag; Dandelion;  Common vetch; Dog rose;  Green alkanet;
JUNE
Bramble;  Stinking iris;  Dropwort;  Meadow buttercup; Sweet briar;  Red campion;  Butterfly orchid;  Poppies;  Nettle;  Birdsfoot trefoil;  Meadow cranesbill;  
JULY
Musk mallow;  Field Scabious; Ragwort;  Rosebay willowherb; purple loosestrife; teasel;  meadowsweet; yellowloosestrife;  Great willowherb;
AUGUST
Water mint; marjoram;  spear thistle;  rowan;  guelder rose;  cow parsley;  common sorrel;  buddleia;  Himalayan balsam;  hedge bindweed; crab apple; field fleawort;  sainfoin;
SEPTEMBER
Water forgetmenot;  common toadflax;  buddleia;  harebells;
OCTOBER
Devilsbit scabious;  hogweed;  wild basil;
NOVEMBER
Yarrow;
DECEMBER
Yellow corydalis;

Have a lovely evening, blipmates  xx

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