Looking for some expert help What's the name of this flower

guykild · Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:56 am

Hi I would like to know the name of this flower if it helps I live in Costa Rica
I dunno if its a native but could be since I Found it around the street.
PS. it seems this plant always has flowers.

[img]https://img41.imageshack.us/img41/941/image0002ks.jpg[/img]

thanks in advance

Kisal · Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:04 pm

I'm pretty sure that's what we call buttercup, but I'm on my phone here. I'll double check when I get home. Okay?

Kisal · Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:48 pm

No, I've changed my mind. Not buttercup. The leaf isn't right for that.

I'll keep looking.

guykild · Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:18 pm

alright thanks hope you find it let me get a closer picture of the center because the picture is a lil blurry.

edit: center is like a star
[img]https://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4530/image0003ux.jpg[/img]

dunno why the camera don't get the stamen well.

thanrose · Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:48 pm

I can't really see the leaf arrangement on these. Is it a potentilla or cinquefoil? It's not something I grow.

It also looks vaguely like a St Johns wort, aka Hypericum. Usually Hypericum spp. have pretty dramatic stamens though, and I don't know of any that are that clear yellow. More golden to ivory.