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Hello and welcome to my blog of plants! You'll find a list of herbaceous plants that I've encountered and learned about during my studies at Virginia Tech, in the order I learned them by list. You'll find great photos of herbaceous plants, their names and families, and details of where I found them. All photos have been taken by myself. Feel free to click on them for enlargement. May this blog be of benefit to thee!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Stylophorum diphyllum, Celandine or Woodland Poppy, Papaveraceae

Genus and species:  
Stylophorum diphyllum
Common Name: Celandine or Woodland Poppy
Family Name: Papaveraceae

From the poppy family, this plant has blue/green oak like leaves with a matte texture. It has one stigma, yellow sap, and always blooms yellow flowers. It also grows as native wildflowers-- no cultivars exist.

Photos taken March 28, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.

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