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Forb
Perennial/Biennial?

Non-native: Eurasia

Documented growing wild in GA NC -

Common (rare south of VA)

Look for it on moist slopes, shaded roadsides, rocky forests, per Weakley's Flora

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has yellow to orange latex (milky sap)

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical, or nearly so
2-merous
2 sepals
4 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary

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 p299
• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p142
• Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p104
• Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p242
• Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p053

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Chelidonium majus   FAMILY Papaveraceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chelidonium majus var. majus   FAMILY Papaveraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 085-04-001:
Chelidonium majus   FAMILY Papaveraceae