Other common names:
Greater Celandine French names:
Chélidoine majeure Family: Poppy Family (Papaveraceae) Flowers: Summer; Yellow; 4 parts (petals) Leaves: Alternate Habitat: Fields and Open Areas Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 142 Native/Non-native:
Non-native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: majus: bigger; larger Photographs:
41 photographs available, of which 9 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
Celandine flowers.
Closeup view of the flowers.
Celandine flowers with seed pods forming.
a Celandine leaf.
Leaf just unfolding in mid-May.
Celandine plants. This species can be quite invasive.
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
and is displayed here in accordance with their
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