caltha

Caltha is a small genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Common names include kingcup and marsh marigold. The name Caltha derives from the Greek for a cup (calyx), describing the open flowers.They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 15-80 cm tall, growing in wet boggy ground.SpeciesCaltha albaCaltha appendiculataCaltha dionaeifoliaCaltha introlobaCaltha leptosepalaCaltha natansCaltha novae-zelandiaeCaltha obtusaCaltha palustrisCaltha sagittataCaltha scaposa
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Noun
1. a genus of Caltha
(synonym) genus Caltha
(hypernym) magnoliid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Ranunculaceae, family Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family
(member-meronym) marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris

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marigold (Calendula officinalis)