Araceae
Calla

Calla palustris L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 968 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Japan, Subarctic America to N. & E. U.S.A. It is a semiaquatic subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Great Britain, Ireland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Charkevicz, S.S. (ed.) (1996). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 8: 1-382. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Gorchakovskii, P.L. & al. (1994). Opredelitel' sosudistykkhrastenii srednego Urala: 1-524. Nauka, Moscow.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Herkert, J.R. & Ebinger, J.E. (eds.) (2002). Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: status and distribution 1: 1-161. Endangered species protection board, Springfield, Illinois.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Sabirova, N.D. & Sabirov, R.N. (2011). New and rare vascular plant species of Northern Sakhalin. Byulleten' Glavnogo Botaniceskogo Sada 197: 80-86.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

CATE Araceae

  • Hen(g) Li, Guang Hua Zhu, Boyce, P.C., Murata, J., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Bogner, J. & Jacobsen, N. 2010. Araceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org.
  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 23, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9578] United Kingdom K001527210 Yes
Nyárády, E.I. [s.n.] Romania K002978421 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978365 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002978449 Yes
Macoun, (Prof.) [1423] Canada K002978450 Yes
Bossey [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978443 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978371 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Kelsey, S.L. [s.n.] United States K002978431 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [3465] Canada K002978453 Yes
Dorrien-Smith, A.A. [91] Canada K002978448 Yes
{Huguenin} [s.n.] K002978397 Yes
s.coll. [2685] United States K002978432 Yes
Bogner K:SPC-58031.000 No
Faurie, P. [5022] Japan K002978424 Yes
{Willmott, E.A.; Mougeot} [s.n.] France K002978416 Yes
Laengst, F.J. [s.n.] K002978400 Yes
F. [illegible] [s.n.] K002978390 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Magnier, C.; Bamps, C. [s.n.] Belgium K002978418 Yes
Furuse, M. [8985] Japan K002978429 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Laguesse, A. [s.n.] France K002978414 Yes
Mameev [115] Russia K002978422 Yes
{Cleghorn} [s.n.] Norway K002978440 Yes
Rawall [s.n.] Russia K002978398 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002978405 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002978442 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002978435 Yes
Foster, J.F. [s.n.] Norway K002978375 Yes
Duncan [s.n.] K002978368 Yes
Rensch [s.n.] Germany K002978396 Yes
[Richiger] [s.n.] France K002978412 Yes
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Finland K002978379 Yes
K:SPC-50547.000 No
Faurie, P. [10919] Japan K002978428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002978389 Yes
Schultz, F.G. [s.n.] France K002978407 Yes
Murlt; Siegfried [s.n.] K002978401 Yes
Mertens [s.n.] Germany K002978383 Yes
Roth [s.n.] K002978384 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978385 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Ressman, F. [s.n.] Austria K002978413 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Germany K002978386 Yes
Furuse, M. [29054] Japan K002978430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002978367 Yes
s.coll. [122] Canada K002978441 Yes
Burke [18] K002978433 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002978437 Yes
Rudominówna, E. [s.n.] Lithuania K002978403 Yes
Bogner [2117] K:SPC-58904.000 No
James, H.E.M. [s.n.] K002978427 Yes
{Boott} [s.n.] United States K002978445 Yes
{Sauter} [s.n.] K002978376 Yes
Jeffers, R.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978370 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002978417 Yes
James, H.E.M. [s.n.] K002978426 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002978393 Yes
{Progel} [s.n.] K002978411 Yes
[illegible] [204] K002978372 Yes
Czetz [s.n.] Romania K002978410 Yes
{Dörfler} [s.n.] K002978402 No
Gates, R.; Mellanby, K. [s.n.] Canada K002978452 Yes
Marchand, C. [65507] K002978456 Yes
Dorrien-Smith, A.A. [102] Canada K002978447 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002978395 Yes
Esher. B[illegible] [s.n.] K002978364 Yes
Richardson [380] K002978439 Yes
Bogner [2117] K:SPC-57571.000 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002978423 Yes
F. [illegible] [s.n.] K002978391 Yes
Moselle; Léo [s.n.] K002978406 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002978369 Yes
Bourdo, E. [28522] United States K002978446 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002978409 Yes
[illegible] Reutzer; Hussenot [s.n.] K002978388 Yes
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002978399 Yes
Kleineberg, R. [516] Germany K002978373 Yes
s.coll. [2013] Japan K002978425 Yes
Rogers, D.W. [710] K002978378 Yes
Snogerup, S. [s.n.] Sweden K002978377 Yes
Mosseray, R. [s.n.] Belgium K002978419 Yes
Jávorka, S. [s.n.] Hungary K002978408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002978444 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002978380 Yes
F. [illegible] [s.n.] K002978392 Yes
Gates, R.R.; Mellanby, K. [s.n.] Canada K002978451 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3013] Canada K002978454 Yes
{Sauter} [s.n.] K002978387 Yes
{Mougeot} [s.n.] France K002978415 Yes
Klopotov, B.N. [261] Russia K002978420 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images