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Stylophorum diphyllum |
Stylophorum, also known as the celandine poppies, is a genus in the poppy family Papaveraceae. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Ranunculales is an order of Flowering plants Of necessity it contains the family Ranunculaceae, the Buttercup family Thomas Nuttall ( January 5, 1786 - September 10, 1859) was an English botanist and Zoologist, who lived In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The poppywort (also known as stylophorum, celandine poppy, wood poppy, or yellow poppy) is a member of the Poppy family native A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic In Biological classification, family ( Latin It includes three species, two found in China and one in eastern North America. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
These are poppies of the woodlands, favoring moist and shaded areas. Their stems are bristly, and the leaves are lobed and/or divided. The flowers are yellow, with four petals, with the style unusually long, thus the name of the genus. Several may be found on each stem.
Stylophorum is closely related to Hylomecon vernalis, but the latter has only single flowers on each stem, and to the greater celandine Chelidonium majus, which has branched stems and no bracts or bracteoles. Hylomecon vernalis, also known as the forest poppy, is a poppy of the Far East, ranging from Manchuria to Japan. Chelidonium majus, commonly known as the greater celandine or tetterwort (in America the latter refers to Sanguinaria canadensis In Botany, a bract is a modified or specialized Leaf. Bracts are ordinarily associated with reproductive structures (subtending Flowers Inflorescence In Botany, a bract is a modified or specialized Leaf. Bracts are ordinarily associated with reproductive structures (subtending Flowers Inflorescence
Stylophorum diphyllum is native to eastern North America, where it is found in low-elevation deciduous forests from Ontario south to Kentucky. The poppywort (also known as stylophorum, celandine poppy, wood poppy, or yellow poppy) is a member of the Poppy family native Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Stylophorum lasiocarpum is a poppy of central and eastern China, while the lesser-known Stylophorum sutchuenense, distinguished by the shaggy red hairs on stems and underneath leaves, comes from western China.
References
- Christopher Grey-Wilson, Poppies (Portland: Timber Press, 2000) ISBN 0-88192-503-9 pp. 42-44
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