Caltha palustris

Also known as Marsh marigold, Cowflock, Cowslip, Kingcup

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

*Caltha palustris*, commonly known as marsh-marigold, cowflock, or kingcup, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It belongs to the genus *Caltha* and is classified within the order Ranunculales. The species is native to regions including Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, and Alberta, with a taxon range that also includes China, Xinjiang, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.

This plant inhabits marsh and freshwater environments. It has been utilized as a medicinal plant. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2014. Records of *C. palustris* are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, with occurrences documented in the United States and Canada.

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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.