Caltha is a small genus of ten species of
flowering plantThe flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants...
s in the family
RanunculaceaeRanunculaceae is a family of flowering plants also known as the "buttercup family" or "crowfoot family". The family name is derived from the genus Ranunculus. Members include Anemone , Ranunculus , Aconitum , and Clematis...
, native to temperate regions of both the
NorthernThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of the equator—the word hemisphere literally means 'half sphere'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
and
Southern HemisphereThe Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator—the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'...
s. Common names include
kingcup and
marsh marigold. The name
Caltha derives from the Greek for a cup (
calyx), describing the open flowers.
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Caltha is a small genus of ten species of
flowering plantThe flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants...
s in the family
RanunculaceaeRanunculaceae is a family of flowering plants also known as the "buttercup family" or "crowfoot family". The family name is derived from the genus Ranunculus. Members include Anemone , Ranunculus , Aconitum , and Clematis...
, native to temperate regions of both the
NorthernThe Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of the equator—the word hemisphere literally means 'half sphere'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
and
Southern HemisphereThe Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator—the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'...
s. Common names include
kingcup and
marsh marigold. The name
Caltha derives from the Greek for a cup (
calyx), describing the open flowers.
They are
herbaceousA herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial plantA perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used by gardeners or horticulturalists, this term applies specifically to perennial herbaceous plants...
s growing to 15-80 cm tall, growing in wet boggy ground.
Species
- Caltha alba
- Caltha appendiculata
- Caltha dionaeifolia
- Caltha introloba
- Caltha leptosepala
Caltha leptosepala is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to western North America from Alaska to New Mexico, where it grows in wet mountain habitats in alpine and subalpine regions...
- Caltha natans
- Caltha novae-zelandiae
- Caltha obtusa
- Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris commonly known as Kingcup or Marsh Marigold belongs to the Ranunculaceae . It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere . It grows in wet, boggy places, such as marshes, fens, ditches and wet woods...
- Caltha sagittata
- Caltha scaposa