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Caltha palustris

Caltha palustris L.

yellow marsh marigold

Caltha palustris (Yellow Marsh Marigold)
Image ID: 33232
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CAPA5
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Caltha palustris
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-12-05

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CALTH
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Caltha
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Marsh marigold
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 12 species, perennial herbs, of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres (sometimes further divided).
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Ford in FNA (1997); Tamura in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: RANUNC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Ranunculaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Buttercup Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 62 genera and 2450 species, herbs, shrubs, and vines, primarily of temperate and boreal regions. Classsification of subfamilies and tribes follows Wang et al. (2009). Subfamilies and tribes follow Wang et al. (2009).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Whittemore & Parfitt in FNA (1997); Wang et al. (2009); Keener (1977); Tamura in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). [also see HYDRASTIDACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Mounded, somewhat succulent perennial found in bogs, wet meadows, seepage swamps and on brook banks.
STEMS: Stems erect to reclining, hollow and fleshy, branched above, smooth.
LEAVES: Leaves mostly basal, long-petiolate, kidney-shaped and deeply notched at the base, 1-5 in. long, glossy, with toothed margins.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers in clusters of 1–3 at branch ends, rising above leaves; bright yellow, ½-1½ in. wide, consisting of 5-6 petal-like, glossy, veiny sepals surrounding a central cluster of bushy yellow stamens and a compound ovary.
FRUITS: Fruit a cluster of flattened-oval follicles with tiny beaks.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 8-24 in.
DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Apr-Jun
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BLOOM COLOR: Yellow
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HABITAT TYPE: Bogs/pocosins, Bottomlands
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SOIL MOISTURE: Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id Project Collection date Collector Action
1636 HORT 1984-01-01 View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1247 1986-1019 View
8938 1989-0046 0000-00-00 1636 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2157 1247 93 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
5134 8938 189 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CAPA5
USDA Common Name: Yellow Marsh Marigold
Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (AK, CA, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Ranunculaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Buttercup Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 62 genera and 2450 species, herbs, shrubs, and vines, primarily of temperate and boreal regions. Classsification of subfamilies and tribes follows Wang et al. (2009). Subfamilies and tribes follow Wang et al. (2009).
REFERENCE: Whittemore & Parfitt in FNA (1997); Wang et al. (2009); Keener (1977); Tamura in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). [also see HYDRASTIDACEAE]
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Caltha L. (Marsh marigold)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 12 species, perennial herbs, of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres (sometimes further divided).
REFERENCE: Ford in FNA (1997); Tamura in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Caltha palustris in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Caltha palustris in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Caltha palustris in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Caltha palustris in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Caltha palustris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Caltha palustris

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 33232 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 33232 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 33232 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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