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Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus) — wildflower of IrelandPoisonous

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Greater Celandine

白屈菜 · 白屈菜 · 白屈菜 · Grande chélidoine · Celidonia mayor

Chelidonium majus

Snap a stem and orange-yellow sap oozes out — once used to remove warts! Small four-petalled yellow flowers stand above ferny grey-green leaves.

⚠️ Poisonous — do not pick or taste this plant.

Height
80 cm
Blooms
Apr–Sep
Family
Poppy (Papaveraceae)
Latin name
Chelidonium majus
Where to find
  • Old walls
  • Roadside hedges
  • Waste ground