Purple Marshlocks

Comarum palustre L.

Rose family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
24 inches
Flower Color
Red, Purple
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Host Epidemia dorcas dorcas

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.