Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Caltha L., Sp. Pl. 558 (1753)
Synonymy:
  • Psychrophila (DC.) Bercht. & J.Presl (1823)
  • = Caltha sect. Psychrophila DC.
Vernacular Name(s):
Marsh marigold
 Description

Fls few to 1, perfect, regular, hypog. Sepals 5–10, petaloid, yellow or white; petals 0; stamens ∞; carpels 5–11, ovules several in 2 series. Fruit of a few follicles, each with several to many seeds. Perennial herbs with creeping rhizomes and ± cordate radical lvs.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Caltha L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)2
Exotic: Casual1
Total3
 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Schuettpelz, E.; Hoot, S.B. 2004: Phylogeny and biogeography of Caltha (Ranunculaceae) based on chlroroplast and nuclear DNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 91(2): 247–253.
Weber, W.A. 1982: New names and combinations, principally in the Rocky Mountain flora. 2. Phytologia 51: 369–376. [as Psychrophila (DC.) Bercht. & J.Presl]