Caltha leptosepala  (white mountain marsh-marigold)

© 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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Photo ID #	2554
Comments	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.