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Caltha leptosepala
Also called Slender Sepal Marsh Marigold, Elkslip, Elkslip Marsh Marigold, Mountain Marsh Marigold, White Mountain Marsh Marigold, Elkslip Marshmarigold, Slendersepal Marshmarigold
Caltha leptosepala, the white marsh marigold, twinflowered marsh marigold, or broadleaved marsh marigold, is a North American species of flowering plant in the buttercup family. The species has regionally distinct variations.
The leaves contain toxic alkaloids, but are eaten by elk nonetheless.
C. leptosepala is native to western North America from Alaska to New Mexico, where it grows in wet mountain habitats in alpine and subalpine regions.
The leaves and flower buds were eaten by some of the indigenous peoples of Alaska.
Caltha appendiculata · Caltha dionaeifolia · Alpine Marsh Marigold · Floating marsh marigold · Yellow Caltha · White Caltha · Marsh-marigold · Arrow Leaved Marigold · Entire Leaf Marsh Marigold · Marsh marigold
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caltha leptosepala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
