Stylophorum (celandine-poppy) is a genus of three species of herbaceous perennial plants native to woodland in eastern North America and China.
| Stylophorum | |
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| Stylophorum diphyllum (type species) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Chelidonieae |
| Genus: | Stylophorum Nutt. |
| Type species | |
| Stylophorum diphyllum | |
Stems are bristly, and leaves are lobed and have wavy edges.
Flowers are yellow and have four petals and an unusually long style, for which the genus is named. Several may be found on each stem.
The closely related Hylomecon vernalis has only one flower on each stem, and the greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) has branched stems and no bracts or bracteoles.
Species edit
There are three species:
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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Stylophorum diphyllum | eastern North America |
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Stylophorum lasiocarpum | central and eastern China |
| Stylophorum sutchuenense | western China |
References edit
- Christopher Grey-Wilson, Poppies (Portland: Timber Press, 2000) ISBN 0-88192-503-9 pp. 42–44
External links edit
Media related to Stylophorum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Stylophorum at Wikispecies
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