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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stylophorum diphyllum   FAMILY Papaveraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylophorum diphyllum   FAMILY Papaveraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Stylophorum diphyllum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Stylophorum diphyllum

 

COMMON NAME:
Celandine-poppy, Woods-poppy


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_stdi3_001_lvd

        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_diphyllum_2

March        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_diphyllum_5

March        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_stylophorum_diphyllum

March        

Flowers 1.5-2.5" wide are borne in a terminal cluster, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_032721atlanta36

March    Fulton County    GA

Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_032721atlanta38

March    Fulton County    GA

Atlanta Botanical Garden

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Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_032721atlanta41

March    Fulton County    GA

Atlanta Botanical Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm090405_018

April    Walker County    GA

The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain

image of Stylophorum diphyllum, Celandine-poppy, Woods-poppy

JK Marlow    jkm110402_377

April    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm140421_502

April    Buncombe County    NC

Botanical Gardens at Asheville

Flowers deep yellow, 1.5-2" wide, with 4 petals and numerous stamens, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Stylophorum diphyllum, Celandine-poppy, Woods-poppy

JK Marlow    jkm140421_503

April    Buncombe County    NC

Botanical Gardens at Asheville

Leaf pinnately divided almost or to the midvein into 5-7 segments, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

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JK Marlow    jkm160428_185

April    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

Greek "stylos" & "phoros" (style-bearing) referring to its conspicuous style, per Flora of North America.

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Keith Bradley    kab_s_diphyllum_5222

April    Watauga County    NC

Daniel Boone Native Gardens

image of Stylophorum diphyllum, Celandine-poppy, Woods-poppy

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_041721atlanta30

April    DeKalb County    GA

Native Plant Botanical Garden, Perimeter College, Georgia State University

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JK Marlow    jkm0405h_13

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm0405h_16

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm160516_081

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

The seedpods are egg-shaped, bristly hairy and about 1" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stylophorum diphyllum   FAMILY Papaveraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stylophorum diphyllum   FAMILY Papaveraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Stylophorum diphyllum

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stylophorum diphyllum

 

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1472

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests over calcareous rocks (such as limestone), per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia Mountains (introduced elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Rare

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

LEAVES:
Simple: pinnatisect (pinnately cleft to the midrib)
Basal rosette & opposite

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes stout

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

FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule

 

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