Caltha palustris Linnaeus 1753 (Family Ranunculaceae)
Height: 10-60cm
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal
Perennial, Stoloniferous, Persistent Seed Bank
Hermaphrodite, Flowering April - May
(Earliest: 25.3)
Protective Chemicals |
Sesquiterpenoids |
Protoanemonin |
Other Terpenoids |
Saponins |
Phenolics |
Tannins |
Biotopes: |
Stream Banks |
Peat Bogs and Mires |
Wet Meadows |
Wet Forest |
|
Pond Edge |
Flower Visitors: |
Several Syrphidae |
Mydaea nebulosa |
Phorbia nuceicornis |
Rhamphomyia trigemina |
|
Scatopsciara atomaria |
Eusphalerum atrum |
Donacia semicuprea |
Parasites: |
Ramularia didyma |
Erysiphe aquilegiae |
Phytomyza calthophila Larva (Leaf Miner) |
Herbivores: |
Several Tortricidae |
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Larva |
Several Chrysomelidae |
Leiosoma deflexum |
Sapivores: |
Philaenus spumarius |
Aulacorthum solani |
Ecological Flora of the British Isles
Skye Flora:
Marsh Marigold
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