Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Brown

Locations ofMacleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Brown in Virginia

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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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