Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chelidonium majus
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Greater Celandine from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chelidonium majus var. majus
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chelidonium majus var. majus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Chelidonium majus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 085-04-001:
Chelidonium majus FAMILY Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chelidonium majus
COMMON NAME:
Greater-celandine, Rock-poppy, Swallow-wort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chelidonium majus
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chelidonium majus var. majus
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chelidonium majus var. majus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Chelidonium majus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 085-04-001:
Chelidonium majus
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Chelidonium majus
311
Forb
Perennial/Biennial?
Habitat: Moist slopes, shaded roadsides, rocky forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has yellow to orange latex (milky sap)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical, or nearly so
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p299
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p142
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p242
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p053
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