Nuphar lutea - Yellow Water-lily - (Nymphaeceae)

The flagon-shaped flowers of this plant have earned it an additional common name - Brandy Bottles.

Water-lilies, with their large, cup-shaped flowers and floating saucer-like leaves, are among the best-known of aquatic wild flowers.

Yellow Water-lily

There are, in fact, several other commonly seen water lilies to be seen in the UK and Ireland, including Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily) and Fringed Water-lily, Nymphoides peltata.

Water-lilies are normally to be seen in full bloom in summer and early autumn.