Caltha palustris

Caltha palustris

Caltha palustris in Valley of Flowers

Caltha palustris is a tufted perennial herb of 10-60 cm height. Stems are hollow. Leaves are kidney shaped.Stem leaves are alternate, without stalks and clasping the stem. Flowers are bright yellow, rarely white and cup shaped.

English Name

 Marsh Marigold, Cowflock, Cowslip, Kingcup

Local Name

 Shomalap

Family

 Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

Flowering time

 June to August

Habitat

Can be found in wet, damp and marshy areas of alpine meadows.

Uses

Leaves are used for the treatment of Gonorrhea in ethno medicine. Flowers are used in treating warts and anaemia.

Location in the Valley of flowers

You will find it on the banks of river, dump and marshy areas. Specially near waterfall in front of Valley of Flowers’ entry gate.

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Me-and-My-Sister-near-a-waterfall-at-the-entrance-of-Valley-of-Flowers1-640x426 A beautiful Bugyal (Alpine meadows) on our trek to Tungnath Temple. We can also camp here. 10-August-to-15th-August-Pcitures-26-720x426 Beautiful waterfall near village Ghangaria Valley_of_flowers141-800x361 Phlomis-bracteosa-6-960x540 map2-768x543 Epilobium-latifolium-7-720x426 joshimath Wild-Rose-in-Valley-of-Flowers-8-720x426 Cyananthus-Lobatus Ipomoea purpurea govindghat-new-300x300 Valley_of_flowers161-768x289 Me-and-My-Brother-near-a-waterfall-on-the-entrance-to-Valley-of-Flowers-700x430 Chandrasila-600x350 valley-of-flowers1-600x456 Himalayan Black or Square tailed Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes [leucocephalus or ganeesa]) valley-of-flowers-21.jpg Valley-of-flowers-trek-Ghangaria-to-Valley-of-flowers-3-600x360 Arisaema-propinquum-1 Not only the valley but also these charming flowers would surely attract you to go with Blue Poppy Holidays on this amazing trip. Seen here is Wallich Geranium is a perennial herb with paired rose-pink to red-purple flowers with pale centres. Flowers are large, 2.5-4 cm across. Sepals are bristly haired on veins. Plants usually have large ovate stipules, which is an identifying feature. Leaves are mostly 4-8 cm across, 3-5 deeply lobed, the lobes are broad-rhombic, further lobed and toothed, but not deeply. The plant has a much branched stem, growing up to 1-4 ft tall. Flowering: June-September. Senecio-laetus-1-720x426 Iris kaemaonensis Iglu-hut-at-Auli-640x426 Blue Poppy with Braham Kamal flower near Hemkund Sahib valley-of-flowers-114-600x429 Birds-found-in-Valley-of-Flowers-9-720x426 10-August-to-15th-August-Pcitures-23-269x161 Arisaema-tortuosum-8-300x300

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