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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about the look-alike invasive Fig Buttercup.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Caltha palustris var. palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Caltha palustris var. palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 076-06-001:
Caltha palustris
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
LESS THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Caltha palustris
LESS THAN
Flora of North America
Caltha palustris
COMMON NAME:
Marsh Marigold, Cowslip
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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.
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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.