Caltha palustris
Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Caltha palustris, known as marsh-marigold[1] 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.
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Caltha palustris | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Caltha |
Species: | C. palustris |
Binomial name | |
Caltha palustris | |
Varieties | |
Synonyms | |
Trollius paluster E.H.L.Krause |
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