[The Buttercup Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold

Caltha palustris

Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia

Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia)

Yellow marshmarigold from Little Stony Creek about one quarter of a mile downstream of the Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 17, 2012. Note the thick, fleshy stem below the flower.

Close-up of the flower of Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia) - Close-up of the sepals of Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia)

Close-ups of the flowers of yellow marshmarigold from Little Stony Creek about one quarter of a mile downstream of the Park Road, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 17, 2012. Note the reddish tinge to the underside of the sepals.

Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia) - Close-up of a flower of Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia)

Yellow marshmarigold as seen from moist tundra about one-half mile southwest of the summit of Mount Galen, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 21, 2012.
Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia) - Flower of Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia)
Close-ups of the flowers of yellow marshmarigold as seen from Little Stony Creek east of Thorofare Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 26, 2002.

Cowslip, Cowflock, Kingcup, Buttercup, Yellow Marshmarigold: Caltha palustris (Synonyms: Caltha arctica, Caltha asarifolia, Caltha palustris ssp. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. arctica, Caltha palustris var. asarifolia, Caltha palustris var. flabellifolia)

The photo above shows the rhizomatous growth of yellow marshmarigold as seen from Little Stony Creek east of Thorofare Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 26, 2002.
Paul Slichter