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Scientific name: Caltha palustris
Size: Can grow to 45cm in height
Distribution: Found throughout the U.K.
Flowering months: March to July
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, ditches and damp meadows
Special features: Marsh Marigolds, also known as King Cups, like to grow in shaded wet environments. The flowers, which appear in early spring, look like over-sized buttercups. The plant has thick, succulent stems, with rounded leaves which have a scalloped edge to them.
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