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Stylophorum diphyllum![](../../../images/buttons/Button-P-circle-2.gif) |
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Celandine Poppy,
Wood Poppy |
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4-9 |
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Eastern North America |
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Upright plant |
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18 inches tall and 12 inches wide |
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The bright yellow
flowers are 2 inches wide, have 4 petals, 2
sepals and many stamens. There are usually 2,
sometimes 4, flowers found in terminal clusters. |
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Basal leaves are
usually grouped in twos, sometimes 1 or
3. Leaves are 9-12 inches long, has a long petiole,
pinnately lobed into 5-7 lobes with lobed
margins. Leaves have an oak leaf-like
appearance. Lower leaf surface is glaucous.
Stems and leaves contain a bright yellow sap.
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Stylophorum is derived from
the Greek, stylos, a style and phoreo. to bear and may refer to the style being retained on the
seed capsule. The yellow sap was used as a dye
by American Indians. |
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