WHITE GLOBEFLOWER

Class: Trollius laxus subsp. albiflorus

Family: BUTTERCUP FAMILY

Sub Family: Ranunculaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names:

Colour: Creamy-white

Height: 10-50 cm (4-20")

Each Flower: 2.5-4 cm (1-1 1/2") across with 5-6 broad, petal-like sepals; many golden stamens encircling and almost concealing 15-25 tiny petals in middle

Leaves: Basal leaves have stalks which sheathe main stem; blades deeply cleft into 3 lobes which in turn are shallowly cleft into 3 toothed lobes; 1 or 2 stem-leaves with shorter stalks, the top one usually stalkless; leaves dark green and shiny

Stems: Stout and round

Blooming Period: May - August as snow melts

Habitat: Marshy areas and wet slopes at higher elevations

Note:

Poisonous