Caltha palustris

Also known as Marsh marigold, Cowflock, Cowslip, Kingcup

species of plant

AI overview

Caltha palustris, commonly known as marsh marigold, is a flowering plant that grows in wet areas like marshes and meadows. It's valued both as a wildflower in natural wetland ecosystems and as an ornamental plant in gardens.

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Species

Least Concern

Caltha palustris

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRanunculales
FamilyRanunculaceae

Habitatfreshwater

Native toAfghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus

Observations recorded794,672

Common Name: marsh marigold

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 10,692
With media: 8,628
Family: Ranunculaceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS
Recorded in: United States, Canada

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Encyclopedic overview

Caltha palustris, known as marsh-marigold and kingcup, is a small to medium sized perennial herbaceous plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It flowers between April and August, dependent on altitude and latitude, but occasional flowers may occur at other times.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caltha palustris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.