| Description | An introduced wild flower with yellow flowers has become ecologically invasive. |
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| Pronunciation | (kel-ee-DON-ee-um MAY-jus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5(at least) |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | yellow, 4 part |
| Leaves | alternate, deeply lobed, pinnately divided |
| Maintenance | will naturalize |
| Native Site | seeds, division |
| Misc Facts | Chelidon, Greek for swallow referring to a folklore that the Chelidonium flowered when the swallows returned. Majus for large. Many parts of the plant are used for herbal remedies. |
| Notes & Reference | #100-Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest (Black and Judziewicz), #233-Go Botany (www.gobotany.newenglandwild.org) |
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