Marsh-marigold - Caltha palustris
Alternative names
Kingcup
Description
Short tufted plant, stems upright to creeping and rooting at the nodes. Leaves heart shaped, toothed the lower mostly long stalked. Flowers bright shiny golden yellow, 15 to 50 mm often greenish beneath.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Wet meadows, pool margins, marshes, ditches and wet woodland.
When to see it
March to August.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Frequent throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland, but may be locally freuent. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 224 of the 617 tetrads.
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