early spring in the valleys of the northern Alps temperatures still go down below zero at night
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early spring in the valleys of the northern Alps temperatures still go down below zero at night
A springtime walk in the Paw Paw Prairie Fen Preserve.
Mattawan, Michigan
April 19, 2025
Wishing everyone a nice celebrating Spring holiday.
I put a small plant by the pond last year. This is about a quarter of the flowers.
In my garden Stafford UK
Hoverfly on Marsh Marigold
Today in Charlestown Meadows
Caltha palustris
growing along the Quoile near Jane's Shore
there were lots of places with them there.
phone picture
/seen in the fields next to my hometown - Enjoy!
Nikon D800E
Sigma MAKRO 105mm F2,8 EX DG OS HSM
/edited to taste
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) Bird's Wood, Dutton
Oddly enough, the Big Spring hasn't produced a big flush of Marsh Marigolds this year.
However, the watercress is plentiful towards where the spring meets the creek!
Marsh marigold in the pond.
Common name: Marsh Marigold
Scientific name: Caltha palustris
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercups)
Location: Town River, Halesworth
Date: 2 April 2025
Marsh Marigold,
Caltha palustris ( Ranunculaceae ),
The bright golden yellow flowers of this huge buttercup are a striking and unmistakable of damp places in early spring, Each flower is composed of brightly coloured sepals, opening at daybreak to expose up to a hundred stamens, The glossy green leaves are heart-shaped with toothed margins, mostly arising fron the base but occasionally rooting at the nobes to form a new clump, The stem leaves are smaller and almost stalkless, In common with many other members of the buttercup family, the whole plant is poisonous,
Thrives in damp places in the open or in shade, forming clumps and smallcolonies in marshes, bogs, stream margins, and wet woodland,
The scientific name - Caltha palustris - of Marsh Marigold comes from the Greek calathos, which means " cup-shaped ", referring to the appearance of the flowers, Palustris is from the Latin palus, which means " marsh ", Bouble-flowered forms of this plant are often grown in gardens,
Plant Height,- 30 - 60 cm,
Flower Size,- 2.5 - 5 cm wide,
Flowering Time,- March - June,
Leaves,- Mostly basal, heart - or kidney-shaped, with finely toothed margins, glossy green, stem leaves almost stalkless,
Fruit,- Cluster of pod-like follicles, each containing several seeds,
Similar Species,- Globeflower, which has spherical flowers and divded leaves, Other buttercups have smaller flowers,
Marsh Marigold,
Caltha palustris ( Ranunculaceae ),
The bright golden yellow flowers of this huge buttercup are a striking and unmistakable of damp places in early spring, Each flower is composed of brightly coloured sepals, opening at daybreak to expose up to a hundred stamens, The glossy green leaves are heart-shaped with toothed margins, mostly arising fron the base but occasionally rooting at the nobes to form a new clump, The stem leaves are smaller and almost stalkless, In common with many other members of the buttercup family, the whole plant is poisonous,
Thrives in damp places in the open or in shade, forming clumps and smallcolonies in marshes, bogs, stream margins, and wet woodland,
The scientific name - Caltha palustris - of Marsh Marigold comes from the Greek calathos, which means " cup-shaped ", referring to the appearance of the flowers, Palustris is from the Latin palus, which means " marsh ", Bouble-flowered forms of this plant are often grown in gardens,
Plant Height,- 30 - 60 cm,
Flower Size,- 2.5 - 5 cm wide,
Flowering Time,- March - June,
Leaves,- Mostly basal, heart - or kidney-shaped, with finely toothed margins, glossy green, stem leaves almost stalkless,
Fruit,- Cluster of pod-like follicles, each containing several seeds,
Similar Species,- Globeflower, which has spherical flowers and divded leaves, Other buttercups have smaller flowers,
Cedarburg Bog
Wisconsin State Natural Area #2
UWM Field Station
Ozaukee County
Coming Into flower
