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Caltha palustris |
Marsh Marigold/Kingcup
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BUTTERCUP FAMILY , RANUNCULACEAE |
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A perennial, hairless plant, with a branched stout hollow stem forming clumps and patches in marshes, wet fields, ditches and wet woods. |
Widespread but less common a formerly because the drainage of wetlands and modern methods of cultivation causing the disappearance of old meadows. |
The plant is poisonous and will be avoided by grazing animals. |
Plants in mountainous areas are small and the stem can sometimes root, they will flower later. |
Gardeners grow orange and double flower varieties. |
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ID FACT FILE: |
HEIGHT:- |
20 -50 cm |
FLOWERS:
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Golder yellow shiny, 2-5 cm across, with 5 sepals resembling petals and many yellow stamens |
LEAVES: |
Kidney to heart shape, up to 10cm across, dark green, the margins with neat,round teath |
FRUITS: |
Group of 5-15 several seeded ,beaked fruits 10-18 mm long. |
LOOKALIKES: |
The buttercups have distinct sepals and petals, with single seeded fruits.
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Cultivated Varieties
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Thanks to John Akeroyd and Collins Field Guide to Wild Flowers
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