Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Brown
Detail
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Botanical Name
- Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Brown
- Common Name
- Plume-poppy, Tree-celandine
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
- Comments
- A large (to 2.5 m tall) e. Asian perennial, esteemed for its spectacular foliage and plumelike inflorescences.
- Habitat
- Frequently cultivated and occasionally escaped into urban forests and stream valleys around Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Richmond, and Newport News.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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