Marsh marigold  (Caltha palustris)

Range

This plant’s range can best be described as circumboreal, meaning ‘around the north’. Marsh marigold is found across most of the UK and Europe (although rare in Mediterranean regions), Northern Asia and large parts of North America.

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Habitat

Marsh marigold is a plant of marshy meadows, wet flushes and ditches, from the lowlands to the uplands.