Calflora: Caltha leptosepala var. biflora

Caltha leptosepala DC. var. biflora (DC.) G. Lawson

marsh marigold

Caltha leptosepala var. biflora, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

Communities:	Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 4500 and 10000 feet
Family:	RANUNCULACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Caltha found in California.
	See the more inclusive parent record Caltha leptosepala.

Name Status:

Accepted by JM93
TJM2: accepted name:		Caltha leptosepala
PLANTS: accepted name:		Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii

NOTE: Caltha leptosepala var. biflora is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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Distribution by County:

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Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Caltha leptosepala var. biflora from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (CALEH2)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database