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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 ...
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 ...
Caltha obtusa; commonly known as white caltha; is a small (usually 2–6 cm), perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, that grows in open vegetations in mountainous areas, and is endemic to New Zealand's South Island.
Caltha leptosepala subsp. howellii. This is a perennial herb growing a mostly naked stem with leaves located basally. The leaves are up to 13 or 15 centimetres (5 or 6 inches) long and may have smooth, wrinkled, or toothed edges. The inflorescence bears one or more flowers.
The flowers are roughly 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter and have five white or pinkish sepals; they are produced in late spring (June–August). [3] Each flower forms 20–55 follicles , which contain black, elliptic seeds 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) in diameter.
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Caltha novae-zelandiae is a small (3–5 cm, exceptional up to 18 cm high), hairless, perennial herb. Plants form mats of rosettes. Its white rhizomes are stout and fleshy. The spade-shaped leaves have slender, grooved petioles of up to 10 cm long that form a membranous sheathing base. The leaf blade is dark green and sometimes has a central ...
Pages in category "Caltha" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...