Fauna Flora Photography

Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus

A tall growing plant with yellow flowers blooming in spring.

Common Names

GermanSchöllkraut
EnglishGreater Celandine
FrenchGrande Éclaire
SpanishCelidonia mayor

Taxonomy

OrderRanunculales
FamilyPapaveraceae
SpeciesChelidonium majus

How to Identify

Flower has 4 yellow petals. Leaves are large, lobed and arranged pinnately along stems branching from the main stem which carries one or more flowers.

Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus) - Belvédère Outremont - 2022-05-14

Where and When to Spot

Look in forests, later in spring. It shows up in patches near pathways in urban parks.

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Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.

Last updated on 2024-03-14. Written and regularly updated by Karl-Heinz Müller, Dipl. Natw. ETH, Biology. With 10 years of experience in wildlife photography, Karl-Heinz shares first-hand, on-site collected observations, photos and videos from his frequent visits to parks in the Montreal area.