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Papaveraceae
Celandine Poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
Spring's first light.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Stylophorum
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- moist, humus-rich, well-drained woodland
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- When the stem is broken, it exudes a bright orange-yellow latex sap that was used historically as a dye by some Native American peoples.
- It is one of the earliest woodland wildflowers to bloom, often appearing while tree canopy is still minimal, maximizing access to sunlight.
- The genus name Stylophorum refers to the prominent, column-like style that persists atop the developing seed pod.
- Seeds are distributed by ants in a process called myrmecochory — the seeds bear fatty appendages called elaiosomes that ants collect for food.
- Despite the common name, it is not closely related to greater celandine (Chelidonium majus), though both belong to the poppy family.
Color meanings
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renewal
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brightness
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woodland warmth