Papaveraceae

Chelidonium L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 505 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, N. Africa, Temp. & Subarctic.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Madeira, Manchuria, Michigan, Missouri, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Virginia, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Brazil South, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Great Britain, Iowa, Ireland, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Peru, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Utah, Vermont, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schumacher, Prof. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132280 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0