Ranunculus lyallii / Mount Cook Lily at Rees Saddle. Rees-Dart Track, Mount Aspiring NP, South Island, New Zealand.
Ranunculus lyallii, also known as the Mount Cook Lily, blooms the largest flower in the Buttercup family. Photographed at Rees Saddle. In 5 days, we tramped the strenuous Rees-Dart Track for 39 miles plus 12.5 miles side trip to spectacular Cascade Saddle, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand.