Caltha natans Pall.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Ranunculaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Caltha natans Pall.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems slender, floating; lvs reniform to broadly cordate, 2–5 cm; fls pink or white, 1 cm wide; stamens 12–25; anthers subrotund, 0.5 mm; follicles 20–40, in a dense head, 4–5 mm; 2n=32. Ponds or slowly flowing streams; circumboreal, s. to n. Wis. and n. Minn. July, Aug.