WHITE MARSH MARIGOLD
File Size: 101 KB Location: Lily Pad Trail, Eagle Nest Wilderness, Colorado		Psychrophila leptosepala  DC.  subsp. leptosepala  Also Called:  Marsh marigold, elk's lip marsh marigold. Flowering Period:  May, June, July, August Family:  Buttercup ( Ranunculaceae ) Height:  1-8" Life Span:  Perennial Flowers:  The white flowers typically are 1-2" across with many yellow stamens. Habitat:  Common found in wet area especially by streams, snowbanks, in the subalpine and alpine ecosystems. Distribution:  County Distribution Map Forage Value:  Moose and elk eat the leaves. Comments:  Some botanists place Marsh Marigold in the Hellebore family (Helleboraceae).
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