*Chelidonium majus Linnaeus. Common name: Greater-celandine, Rock-poppy, Swallow-wort. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Moist slopes, shaded roadsides, rocky forests. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. First reported for GA (Rabun County) by Stiles & Howel (1998).
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA3, G, Il, Mi, Mo3, NE, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Va, W; > Chelidonium majus L. ssp. grandiflorum (DC.) Printz — POWO; > Chelidonium majus ssp. majus — POWO; > Chelidonium majus L. var. laciniatum (Mill.) Syme — K4, NS; > Chelidonium majus L. var. majus — K4, NS; > Chelidonium majus L. var. plenum Wehrhahn — K4, NS. Basionym: Chelidonium majus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Chelidonium majus - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect to spreading biennial of moist slopes, shaded roadsides and rocky forests. Native of Eurasia.
Stems: Stems ribbed, branched, blue-green to green, covered with long white hairs (at least near base); exudes orange-yellow sap when broken.
Leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on stem, to 8 in. long, deeply divided into 3-9 bluntly toothed/lobed leaflets, blue-green to green.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers 3-8 in flattish umbels on upper stem, yellow, about 3/4 in. wide, consisting of 4 broadly oval petals, a pair of narrow green sepals (these drop early) and numerous yellow stamens surrounding a stout green style, which elongates to rise above the stamens.
Fruits: Fruit an erect, slender, pod-like capsule.
Comments: The orange-yellow sap coming from broken stem and leaves can be very irritating to skin and eyes.
Height: 12-30 in.
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description: Erect to spreading biennial of moist slopes, shaded roadsides and rocky forests. Native of Eurasia.
stems: Stems ribbed, branched, blue-green to green, covered with long white hairs (at least near base); exudes orange-yellow sap when broken.
leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on stem, to 8 in. long, deeply divided into 3-9 bluntly toothed/lobed leaflets, blue-green to green.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers 3-8 in flattish umbels on upper stem, yellow, about 3/4 in. wide, consisting of 4 broadly oval petals, a pair of narrow green sepals (these drop early) and numerous yellow stamens surrounding a stout green style, which elongates to rise above the stamens.
fruits: Fruit an erect, slender, pod-like capsule.
comments: The orange-yellow sap coming from broken stem and leaves can be very irritating to skin and eyes.
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range: Europe & western Asia
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