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Tetterwort

Chelidonium majus

Photo by LarsKorb
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Field Notes

Description:

Greater celandine has an erect habit, and reaches 30 to 120 cm high. The leaves are lobed and wavy-edged (crenate), 30 cm long. The sap is a yellow to orange latex.
The flowers consist of four yellow petals, each about 1 cm long, with two sepals. A double-flowered variety occurs naturally. The flowers appear from late spring to summer in umbelliform cymes of about 4 flowers.

Species ID Suggestions

Greater Celandine

Chelidonium majus
missjellyfishy
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Comments (6)
Meik Meißner
Yeah, thanks for the ID! I uploaded my spotting, too.
LarsKorb
Really? Didn't know that either. Thanks for info. Goin to put it in the medicinal plants mission then.
missjellyfishy
Yup, it's used to treat warts and other skin diseases ;)
LarsKorb
Oh...here we go suddenly :D Thanks a lot, missjellyfishy :) In Europe it is called Tetterwort, just read
LarsKorb
It grows everywhere here in our garden - appears to be pretty common...shame on us not being able to identify :)
Meik Meißner
Lars, I spotted the same plant in my backyard just yesterday. Unfortunately I have no idea what it is so I guess we have to wait until it shows some flowers before we can id it properly.

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Flowers of Europe
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica
Photographed
PublishedMarch 17, 2012

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