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floating marsh marigold
Scientific Name: Caltha natans
Family: Ranunculaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: MN (floating marsh-marigold), WI (floating marsh-m
Floating Marsh Marigold (Caltha natans)
Considerations for Pets
- The whole plant, but especially the older portions, are mentioned as having known hazards.
Considerations for Children
- The whole plant, but especially the older portions, are mentioned as having known hazards.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Caltha natans
- Common Names: Floating Marsh Marigold
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup Family)
- Genus: Caltha
- Species: natans
- Type: forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass)
- Synonyms: Caltha natans Pall. ex Georgi
- Note: Bears only superficial resemblance to the more familiar Caltha palustris (common marsh marigold).
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to North America and East Asia.
- Found growing in shallow water in wet meadows, slow-moving streams, beaver ponds, and stream mouths.
- Specifically mentioned as found from Alaska southeastward to northern Minnesota and near Cook, Minnesota in St. Louis County.
- Endangered in the states of Minnesota.
- Also mentioned as found in Saskatchewan.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Small aquatic plant with floating to creeping stems that root at the nodes.
- Bears 2-5 cm leaves.
- Has small white flowers.
- Seeds float on water due to spongy tissue.
Ecology
- The seeds of Caltha palustris ssp. palustris have a large porous floating chamber which carries it.
Resources and Further Information
- Wisconsin State Herbarium.
- USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database.
- T.S. Bakshi Herbarium.
- Discover Life.
- Endangered Resces Program.