Chelidonium majus
Common name
greater celandine
Family
Papaveraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1904
Origin
Temperate Europe, N.W. Africa
Etymology
chelidonium: From the Gree kelidon ‘a swallow’, the greater celandine supposedly flowering and fading with the arrival and departure of the swallow.