Caltha palustris




Family Ranunculaceae
Scientific name Caltha palustris L.
Synonyms Caltha minor Miller; Caltha palustris L. subsp. arctica (R. Brown) Hultén; Caltha palustris L. subsp. minor (Miller) de Candolle; Caltha palustris L. var. enkoso H. Hara, Caltha palustris L. var. nipponica H. Hara; Caltha palustris L. var. procumbens Beck; Caltha palustris L. var. radicans (J. R. Forster) Beck; Caltha polypetala Hochstetter ex Lorent; Caltha radicans J. R. Forster
Common name (Japanese common name) enkou-sou (エンコウソウ, 猿猴草 [meaning: long-armed ape weed])
(English common name) cowflock, cowslip, kingcup, marsh marigold, meadow bright
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Mongolia, Korea, China, Bhutan, India, Nepal, European nations, Canada, United States
Chromosomal number 2n=16, 32, 55--57, 60, 64, 80
Description Flowers yellow, flowering in April to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Caltha palustris L.
Caltha palustris L.
Caltha palustris Linnaeus



April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanic Garden
April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanic Garden
April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanic Garden



April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanic Garden
April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanic Garden
April 2006
at Tsukuba Botanic Garden