Caltha

Caltha is a small genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Common names include kingcup and marsh marigold. The name Caltha derives from the Greek for a cup (calyx), describing the open flowers.

They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 15-80 cm tall, growing in wet boggy ground.

Species
Caltha alba
Caltha appendiculata
Caltha dionaeifolia
Caltha introloba
Caltha leptosepala
Caltha natans
Caltha novae-zelandiae
Caltha obtusa
Caltha palustris
Caltha sagittata
Caltha scaposa

Translation

The word "Caltha" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Catalan, Spanish, French, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Portuguese.

Translation(s) in other languages: Arabic: خرغوس, Danish: Kabbeleje, German: Dotterblumen, Esperanto: Kalto, Upper Sorbian: Łuknadź, Georgian: დიდბაია, Lithuanian: Puriena, Polish: Knieć, Russian: Калужница.