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Comarum palustre

Marsh Cinquefoil, Purple Marshlocks
Also known as: Argentina rubra Lam. +19 more
  • Argentina rubra Lam.
  • Comarium palustre L.
  • Comarum angustifolium Raf.
  • Comarum angustifolium var. parvifolium Raf.
  • Comarum arcticum Gand.
  • Comarum digitatum Raf.
  • Comarum palustre f. ambifarium (Gunnarsson) Hegi
  • Comarum palustre f. subsericeum (W.Becker) Hegi
  • Comarum palustre f. villosum (Pers.) Hegi
  • Comarum palustre subsp. angustifolium (Raf.) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre subsp. arcticum (Gand.) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. albidum Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. ambifaria (Gunnarsson) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. glandulosum Farw.
  • Comarum palustre var. glutinosum (Gunnarsson) Tzvelev
  • Comarum palustre var. myriotrichum Borbás
  • Comarum palustre var. stipulaceum Carion
  • Comarum palustre var. stipulatum Raf.
  • Comarum palustre var. subglandulosum Borbás
  • Comarum palustre var. villosum Pers.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Rosaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or helophyte.

Found natively in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Comarum palustre (commonly known as Marsh Cinquefoil or Purple Marshlocks) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Rosaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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