Caltha

See also: caltha

Translingual

Caltha palustris (marsh marigold)

Etymology

From Latin caltha (“marigold”).

Proper noun

Caltha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – flowering plants resembling marigolds (genera Calendula, Tagetes), typically called marsh marigolds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae  subfamily; Caltheae  tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Caltha palustris (marsh marigold) - type species; Caltha leptosepala (white marsh marigold), Caltha natans (floating marsh marigold), Caltha scaposa, Caltha sibirica, Caltha sinogracilis, Caltha alba, Caltha arctica (yellow marsh marigold), Caltha caespitosa, Caltha fistulosa, Caltha gorovoii, Caltha membranacea, Caltha silvestris - other species

References

• Caltha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caltha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Caltha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Caltha at USDA Plants database
• Caltha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Caltha at the Catalogue of Life 
• Caltha at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Caltha at The Plant List
• Caltha at Tropicos