Caltha palustris L.
Detail
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Botanical Name
- Caltha palustris L.
- Common Name
- Marsh Marigold, Cowslip
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Caltha palustris L.
- Comments
- Vars. palustris and flabellifolia (Pursh) T. & G. are sometimes recognized; FNA says they are distinctive in their extremes but form a morphological continuum.
- Habitat
- Seepage swamps, seeps, rocky stream banks, calcareous and mafic fens, and bogs; most characteristic of wetlands on mafic and calcareous substrates but tolerates acidic, nutrient-poor soils at high elevations and occasionally elsewhere. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent to rare in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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