E-Flora BC Photo Gallery

Caltha leptosepala  (white mountain marsh-marigold)

Photo of Caltha leptosepala by Virginia Skilton
© Virginia Skilton (Photo ID #2554)

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Photo Location Banff National Park, Helen Lake Trail Photographer Virginia Skilton
Habitat alpine meadow  
Photo Date June 27, 2004 Upload Date March 16, 2005
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UTM Northing Photo ID # 2554
Notes This beautiful, extensive meadow just above tree line was carpeted with Caltha leptosepala, Anemone occidentalis, Trollius albiflorus, and Ranunculus eschscholtzii. It was the first wave of bloom shortly after snow melt.

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