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Help with Plant Identification

8 years ago

I recently took up gardening and am attempting to learn the names of all the plants that are growing in my yard. I have identified most of them, but am having trouble with one of them. I suspect the answer is simple.

It is a broad leaf plant that I suspect would be categorized as a weed. It grows spring to fall in my yard, which is located in Boston and receives very little sun. I have included a photo below.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
It's Chelidonium majus, a weedy member of the poppy plant that closely resembles Styllophorum diphyllum, a native wildflower that's also a member of the poppy family. Here's a page that tells about the two and how to differential between them. For many years I wondered why folks liked celandine poppy, but it's because I have the weedy Chelidonium majus, not the native, better behaved plant.
Nate
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you so much!
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the pic closeup... fails to provide a scale ... how long are those leaves??? it reminds me of https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Cerastium+tomentosum+&t=ffcm&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images aka snow in the summer... but i have no idea what or how it is doing in AZ ... lol .. as i said.. you just triggered a childhood memory ... i cant fathom thats what it is ... ken
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Marie Tulin
8 years ago
fortunately it is very easy to pull out. It is a prolific seeder, so try to keep after them.

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