Flower ID: IMG_0214.JPG-05-10-2022 Flower name (scientific): Caltha palustris Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) KAL-tha pal-US-triss Flower name (common): Marsh Marigold Family name (common): Buttercup Family name (scientific): Ranunculaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From old Latin caltha, a name used for a marigold by Pliny, and from the Greek for goblet or chalice, referencing the shape of the flowers. Specific epithet: Latin for swampy or marshy, referring to the habitat where this species is commonly found. Common name origin: From its customary habitat and its resemblance to the common marigold Calendula officinalis. Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.5 inches ( 1.8 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 8 to 24 inches ( 20. to 61. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, (basal) rounded to ovate, reniform, or cordate (FNA), (cauline) orbicular-cordate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Wet meadows and woods, swamps, marshes, streambanks, sun or part shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: The Menominee employ this plant as a green vegetable (Smith, p. 70, 1923). The Ojibwe also used as a green vegetable (Smith, p. 408, 1932). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, CA, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Caltha palustris var. palustris (Other infraspecifics are Caltha palustris var. barthei Hance, Caltha palustris var. himalaica Tamura, Caltha palustris var. umbrosa Diels. None of these three varieties have been recorded in North America.) Wetland Status (NC): OBL Wetland Status (MW): OBL