Looking straight down on plants

Stoloniferous, low plant. Flowers are bright yellow, with conical centres, flowers measured to 14 mm diameter. Leaves oval to orbicular with cordate bases and wavy margins. Leaf highlighted in photo above was 5 cm long (including petiole) and 1 cm diameter. Flower stem sparsely hairy, petioles hairy, bottom of leaves with short, appressed hairs.

In the patch we photographed, we observed plants growing to a height of 4 cm.

Commonly found in low, wet, saline locations. Usually found in patches of many plants.

Begins flowering end of May.

The above photos were taken in a muddy creek bed, June 2nd, Old Man on His Back Conservation Area, about 500 km southwest of our home in Regina, Saskatchewan.