Plants : RanunculaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Caltha palustris L.

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Caltha palustris

Description: A very common plant of wet ground in fens, lakesides, riversides and similar situations. Its large yellow flowers are produced in plenty in early summer.

All names: Caltha palustris L.; Caltha radicans T.F.Forster

Distribution Map from NBN: Caltha palustris at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Caltha palustris at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Caltha palustris. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2691. Accessed on 2026-11-02.