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majus

Taxon

Chelidonium majus L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 505. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 218.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 218.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 215.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 215.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 221.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 221.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 217.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Bakuriani Botanical Garden. 7 Jun 05. 217.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Georgian Milit. Hwy. P'asanauri . 4 Jun 05. 006.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Georgia. Georgian Milit. Hwy. P'asanauri . 4 Jun 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 168.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 168.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 166.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 166.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 164.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 164.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 167.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 167.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 169.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 169.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 165.jpg

Chelidonium majus--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 165.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 219.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 219.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 212.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 212.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 218.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 218.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 209.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 209.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 215.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 215.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 207.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 207.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 210.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 210.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 217.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 217.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 208.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 208.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 211.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 211.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 213.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 213.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 216.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 216.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 63 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into 42 botanical countries across Europe, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 7, 2005

Location

Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Borjomi (Bakuriani, Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden)

41.760833, 43.521389

Location Remarks

Town of Bakuriani.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 4, 2005

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)

42.6625, 44.619722

Location Remarks

Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C. 11197

May 17, 2008

Location

Slovenia, Inner Carniola (Hrpelje-Kozina, Rodik)

45.630361, 13.957944

Location Remarks

3 km S of Kozina

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

No collection number

May 8, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Papaveraceae

Genus

Chelidonium

Specific Epithet

majus

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#183,398 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →