Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Papaverales: Papaveraceae: Stylophorum diphyllum [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Papaverales: Papaveraceae: Stylophorum diphyllum
Common Name: Celandine Poppy

Country: USA
State/District: MD
County: Montgomery
Date: 26 April 2001

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Bethesda
Keywords: forb Celandine Poppy perennial yellow flower
Additional Information:   Celandine Poppy is native to Western U.S. (Brown and Brown 1984).   It has escaped from cultivation in some parts of Maryland.   Compare Celandine, Lesser Celandine.

Figure 1.   An opening flower bud of Celandine Poppy.
Figure 2.   The same bud.

Brown, M. L. and R. G. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, MD. 1127 pp. Page 485.

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