Common marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

Caltha palustris

Description 2

Flower: Yellow simple shaped, 5 petals
Leaves: basal, mostly round to kidney shaped, deeply heart-shaped at base, up to 4 inches long, on stalks 2 to 6 inches long, edges may be toothless but often scalloped
Fruit/Seed: curved capsule, 3/8 inch long, initially green and erect, spreading out as they mature, drying to light greenish brown
Height: 8-24 inches
Flowering: April - May
Habitat: swamps, seeps, wet ditches, springs, along shores, wet woods

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