PLANTS Profile for Caltha leptosepala (white marsh marigold)

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PLANTS Profile

Caltha leptosepala DC.
white marsh marigold

Symbol:

CALE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Caltha leptosepala DC.

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Distribution:
Caltha leptosepala DC.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, YT)

Related Taxa:
Caltha leptosepala DC.

View 25 genera in Ranunculaceae, 5 species in Caltha or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii
Howell's marsh marigold

Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala
white marsh marigold

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Caltha leptosepala DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Ranunculales
Family	Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family
Genus	Caltha L. – marsh marigold
Species	Caltha leptosepala DC. – white marsh marigold

Wetland Indicator Status:
Caltha leptosepala DC.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Caltha leptosepala DC.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18455.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 10:08 AM MDT