Comarum palustre Linnaeus. Purple Marshlocks, Marsh-potentilla. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: Fens, seepage swamps, peaty shorelines, wet meadows, and bogs. Dist: Circumboreal, south in North America to n. NJ, PA, c. OH, sc. IN, n. IL, IA, ND, CO, ID, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: This circumboreal species is variable in morphology and chromosome number.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, Il, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY; = Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop. – C, G, Pa; > Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop. var. palustris – F; > Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop. var. parvifolia (Raf.) Fernald & Long – F; > Potentilla palustris (L.) Scop. var. villosa (Pers.) Lehm. – F
Links to other floras: = Comarum palustre - FNA9
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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