| Accepted name: |
Caltha palustris L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Marsh-marigold
Cowslip
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| French names: |
Populage des marais
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCALPA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Marsh-marigold has been used to treat WARTS, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, and ANEMIA. It has also been used as an EXPECTORANT for cough syrups. For warts, a drop of the leaf juice was applied daily until the wart disappeared (*2). |
| Key Characters: |
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