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