Chelidonium majus

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPapaveraceae
Family (Traditional)Papaveraceae
GenusChelidonium
Species:Chelidonium majus L.
Common NameCelandine; Greater Celandine; Rock Poppy
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: March; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 4; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 12; Stamen Number: 13+
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Fayette (KY), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Jackson (TN), Roane (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Carter Tennessee 03 May 2015 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelidonium majus
N/A Carter Tennessee 27 Apr 2016 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelidonium majus
ETSU035023 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Chelidonium majus
MEM000326 Fayette Kentucky 08 May 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5155		 MEM
Chelidonium majus
ETSU006290 Carter Tennessee 27 Mar 2016 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Chelidonium majus
MTSU003748 Roane Tennessee 15 Apr 2005 Adrienne DeWerff
 MTSU
Chelidonium majus
HTTU011227 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Chelidonium majus
UCHT013136 Blount Tennessee
UCHT
Chelidonium majus
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Chelidonium majus - Milo Pyne
Chelidonium majus - Milo Pyne
Chelidonium majus - Milo Pyne
Chelidonium majus - Milo Pyne