Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Caltha palustris var. palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about the look-alike invasive Fig Buttercup.
Learn more about Marsh-marigold from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Caltha palustris var. palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Caltha palustris
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-06-001:
Caltha palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Caltha palustris
COMMON NAME:
Marsh-marigold, Cowslip
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_capaf_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm080421_004
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm080421_005
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Usually 5-6 sepals, petals absent, and numerous stamens, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080421_009
April Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Tim Spira tps_cpalustris
April
Sometimes confused with the superficially similar [but invasive] Ficaria, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_23
July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Leaves almost round, cordate at the base, toothed but never divided or cleft, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Dan Whitten sdw_20180703_084636
July Iceland
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Caltha palustris var. palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Caltha palustris var. palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Caltha palustris
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 076-06-001:
Caltha palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Caltha palustris
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Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare in NC
Look for it in bogs, wet meadows, seepage swamps, brookbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Wet
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal, with some reduced alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
5-6 sepals (usually)
Petals absent
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Aggregate of follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p204
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p248
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p012
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p062
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p072
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p034
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p047