Ranunculaceae
White marsh marigold
Caltha leptosepala
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Caltha
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Caltha leptosepalaRanunculaceae
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- خرغوس رقيق السبلات
- arz
- خرغوس رقيق السبلات
- English
- White marsh marigold
- German
- Westamerikanische Dotterblume
Synonyms
- Caltha auriculata (Raf.) Merr.
- Caltha biflora var. howellii Huth
- Caltha biflora var. rotundifolia (Huth) C.L.Hitchc.
- Caltha chelidonii Greene
- Caltha lasopetala Steud.
- Caltha leptosepala f. chionophila Cockerell
- Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala
- Caltha leptosepala var. macounii (Greene) K.C.Davis
- Caltha leptosepala var. rotundifolia Huth
- Caltha leptosepala var. sulfurea C.L.Hitchc.
- Caltha leptostachya G.Don
- Caltha macounii Greene
- Caltha malvacea Greene
- Caltha rotundifolia (Huth) Greene
- Caltha uniflora Rydb.
- Psychrophila leptosepala (DC.) W.A.Weber
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.