yellow marsh marigold

(Caltha palustris var. palustris)

Conservation Status
yellow marsh marigold
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

N5 - Secure

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

OBL - Obligate wetland

     
  Midwest

OBL - Obligate wetland

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

OBL - Obligate wetland

     
           
 
Description
 
 

Yellow marsh marigold is a 8 to 24 tall, erect, perennial forb that rises from a thick caudex with fibrous roots. It occasionally forms colonies.

The stems are erect, hairless, leafy, hollow, and branched toward the top. They sometimes sprawl with age, producing roots and new stems at the nodes.

Basal leaves are ¾ to 5 long, ¾ to 7½ wide, round, rounded heart-shaped, or kidney-shaped, usually with a deep, narrow sinus. They are on leaf stalks that are up to 6 long. The margins have small, shallow, rounded teeth. The upper and lower surfaces are hairless. Stem leaves are alternate and similar to the basal leaves but with progressively shorter leaf stalks and wider sinuses as they ascend the stem.

The inflorescence is a cluster of 1 to 7 large, showy flowers rising from the ends of the stems and from the upper leaf axils.

The flowers are to 1¾ wide. There are 5 to 9 bright yellow, petal-like, spreading, to 1 long sepals. There are no petals. There are 50 to 120 stamens.

The fruit is a dry, to long, to 3 16 wide, flattened, curved pod containing several seeds.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

8 to 24

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Bright yellow

 
     
 

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Habitat
 
 

Wet. Meadows, woods, marshes, stream banks. Full or partial sun.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

April to May

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
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Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 24, 28, 29, 30.

 
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Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

Common

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Ranunculanae  
 

Order

Ranunculales (buttercups, poppies, and allies)  
 

Family

Ranunculaceae (buttercup)  
  Subfamily Ranunculoideae (anemones, buttercups, larkspurs and allies)  
  Tribe Caltheae  
 

Genus

Caltha (marsh marigold)  
  Section Caltha  
  Species Caltha palustris (yellow marsh marigold)  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
       
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Caltha asarifolia

Caltha natans var. asarifolia

Caltha palustris var. asarifolia

Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia

Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

common marsh marigold

cowflock

cowslip

kingcup

marsh marigold

meadow-bright

yellow marsh marigold

yellow marsh-marigold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glossary

Axil

The upper angle where the leaf stalk meets the stem.

 

Caudex

A short, thickened, woody, persistent enlargement of the stem, at or below ground level, used for water storage.

 

Sepal

An outer floral leaf, usually green but sometimes colored, at the base of a flower.

 

Sinus

A space, indentation, or cleft, usually on a leaf, between two lobes or teeth.

 
 
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Photo taken in Crosby Farm Regional Park, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (by Kirk Nelson, April 2014). I have also seen this plant along the Douglas State Trail in Olmstead County; it appears to be quite common throughout much of the state.

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Published on Apr 3, 2012

otterbloem, marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, King-cup, Dotterblume,
Marsh marigold blooms in early spring from March to June with bright yellow flowers.

The plant is family to buttercups. It is a plant of wet meadows, marshes and wet woodlands.

De gewone dotterbloem behoort tot de ranonkelfamilie (Ranunculaceae) en is een beschermde plant. De dotterbloem bloeit van maart t/m juni met glanzende gele bloemen langs waterkanten, moerassen, greppels en slootkanten.

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Published on May 26, 2013

This video shows off the Marsh Marigold (Caltha Palustris). Native to streams,lakes, pond, swamps and wet woods in Minnesota.

   
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http://www.PrairieMoon.com - Marsh Marigold - Caltha palustris is one of the earliest blooming wetland native plants. Watch as Steve, Prairie Moon Nursery Senior Ecologist, describes the natural habitat and potential uses in the landscape of Marsh Marigold on April 29th.

   
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Published on Apr 24, 2013

Caltha palustris (kingcup, marsh marigold)[1] is a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Ranunculaceae, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltha_palustris

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De gewone dotterbloem (Caltha palustris subsp. palustris) is een vaste plant uit de ranonkelfamilie (Ranunculaceae).

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewone_dotterbloem

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Location: Crosby Farm Regional Park, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Photo taken in Crosby Farm Regional Park, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (by Kirk Nelson, April 2014). I have also seen this plant along the Douglas State Trail in Olmstead County; it appears to be quite common throughout much of the state.

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5/15/2004

Location: St. Louis Co.

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