Who knows this flower ?

[es839145]

I saw this flower in a swamp. It stands only about five inches high. I don't know its name.

http://www.pbase.com/es839145/image/41570032.jpg

More wild flowers of this week at http://www.pbase.com/es839145/wild_spring

[JoseC]

I Dont know the name of this flower that is nice.
Clicked on your link and found a nice serie of flowers
pictures :)
Jose

[nitsch]

Nice close up. It might be some kind of Bistort, they like damp conditions.

[es839145]

Thomas from Germany has identified this plant for me:

English names - butterburr, pestilence wort, blatterdock, bog rhubarb, butter-dock, butterbur, sweet coltsfoot

German name - Pestwurz

Latin name: Petasites hybridus

In the Medieval it was used to heal the pest, this is the root of the German name.

It is still used for natural medication.