Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus)
A tall growing plant with yellow flowers blooming in spring; An invasive plant, introduced in North America.
Last changed on 2024-12-16
Common Names
- Greater Celandine 🇨🇦
- Grande Éclaire 🇫🇷
- Schöllkraut 🇩🇪
- Celidonia mayor, Golondrina 🇲🇽
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Characteristics & Identification
How to Identify
Flower has 4 yellow petals. Leaves are large, lobed and arranged pinnately along stems branching from the main stem which carries one or more flowers.
Where and When to Spot
Look in forests, later in spring. It shows up in patches near pathways in urban parks.
Taxonomy
- Order: Ranunculales
- Family: Papaveraceae
- Species: Chelidonium majus
Morphology
Flowers
- Color: yellow
- Shape: stellate
- Inflorescence: umbel
Leaves
- Arrangement: alternate
- Petiole: long
- Shape: pinnate
- Margin: lobed
- Venation: pinnate
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Île-de-la-Visitation | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.