Flora
of East-Central Indiana
| Celdine Poppy |
| Scientific Name | Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt |
| Family Name | Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) |
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Characteristics |
| Habitat: | rich, moist woods |
| Plant Height: | 30-50 cm, rhizomous herb |
| Flower Color: | yellow |
| Flower: | 4-5 cm wide; 4 petals; 2 caducous (fall of as flower opens); sepals stamens numerous; pistil 1 |
| Inflorescence: | solitary or in small, terminal clusters |
| Fruit: | 2-parted capsule; pubescent |
| Leaves: | opposite or basal; pinnately compound; lobed |
| Bloom Time: | April-May |
| Origins: | native |
| Other: | plant with yellow sap once used by Native Americans as a dye; diphyllum refers to fact that only plants with 2 leaves produce flowers |
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