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Caltha palustris, known as marsh-marigold [1] 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 ...
Calla palustris: marsh calla, wild calla, water-arum Araceae: The plant is very poisonous when fresh due to its high oxalic acid content, but the rhizome (like that of Caladium, Colocasia, and Arum) is edible after drying, grinding, leaching, and boiling. [73] [failed verification] Caltha palustris: marsh-marigold, kingcup Ranunculaceae
And so is the first description as Caltha palustris by Carl Linnaeus in his Genera Plantarum of 1737. But Linnaeus re-describes the species under the same name in Species Plantarum of 1 May 1753, thus providing the correct name. [5] Caltha palustris is a highly variable species. When the growing season is shorter, plants are generally much ...
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Ranunculaceae contain protoanemonin, which is toxic to humans and animals. Contact with plant sap may cause inflammation and blistering of the skin, while ingestion can cause irritation of the mouth, vomiting, and diarrhea. [11] Other poisonous or toxic compounds, alkaloids and glycosides, are also common. [citation needed]
Animal sources, especially cold-water fish, which are lower in mercury, are rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids. Two servings (3-4 ounces per serving) a week for an average adult is a recommended ...
Sonchus palustris, (marsh sowthistle) is a plant native to temperate regions of the Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and western China; Stachys palustris, the marsh woundwort, an edible perennial grassland herb species; Stenochlaena palustris an edible medicinal fern species, used in the folk medicines of India and Malaysia