Stylophorum

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Stylophorum (Celandine-poppy) is a genus of three species of herbaceous perennial plants native to woodland in eastern North America and China.

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.

Read about Stylophorum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Stylophorum (Greek, style and bearing, in reference to the persistent style). Papaveraceae. Hardy, perennial herbs, with stout rootstocks and yellow sap: lvs. radical, pinnatifid or none; cauline few, lobed or cut: fls. yellow or red; peduncles elongated, solitary or somewhat fascicled; buds nodding; sepals 2; petals 4; stamens many; ovary 2-4-placentae: caps. frequently stipitate, ovoid, oblong or linear, dehiscent from the apex to the base.—Three species, according to Fedde, one from N. Amer., the other two from China. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Species

There are three species:

Stylophorum diphyllum eastern North America

Stylophorum lasiocarpum central and eastern China Stylophorum sutchuenense western China

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