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FamilyRANUNCULACEAE
Genus speciesCaltha sagittata Cav. 
SynonymsCaltha alata A.W.Hill
 Caltha involuta A.W.Hill
 Psychrophila sagittata (Cav.) W.A.Weber
Habitatbogs, marshes
Altitude0-3500m
Descriptionleaves long petiolate, sagittate to suborbiculate, minutely crenate, appendages rhombic, lobate, dentate, peduncles thick, shorter than leaves
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C
division after flowering and in fall
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru )
     Southern South America (Argentina South , Argentina Northwest , Chile Central , Chile South )
Antarctic
     Subantarctic Islands (Falkland Is.)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

RANUNCULACEAE

Caltha sagittata Cav., Icon. [Cavanilles] 5: 8, 456 (1799)

Synonyms:
Psychrophila sagittata (Cav.) Bercht. & J.Presl
Psycrophila sagittata (Cav.) Raf.

Caltha alata A.W.Hill
Caltha andicola (Gay) Walp.
Caltha de-ranco Steud.
Caltha involuta A.W.Hill
Caltha multicapsularis Sond. ex DC.
Caltha sagittata latifolia Huth
Caltha sagittata typica Speg.
Psychrophila andicola Gay
Psycrophila auriculata Raf.

w. & s. South America, Falkland Islands
83 BOL ECU PER 85 AGS AGW CLC CLS 90 FAL

0-3500m

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