Tormentil is a member of the rose family and has tiny flowers - usually 1 cm to 1.5 cm across. Easily distinguished from a buttercup because, although its leaves are similar to those of buttercups, the Tormentil flower has just four petals. (Buttercups have five petals.)

If you walk along the coastal paths of West Wales you will see plenty of these pretty summer flowers from June right through until the end of September. They are also to be found on moorland and in some meadows.

Tormentil has a preference for acid soils, and is rarely found on chalky land.