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Greater Celandine

Chelidonium majus

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Common names

56 names · 35 languages
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Other languages (34)
Dutch
French
Armenian
  • դեղին կոճ[3]
  • ծիծեռնադեղ[3]
  • ծիծեռնախոտ[3]
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  • ծիծղան ծաղիկ[3]
  • ծիծռան խոտ[3]
  • ծիծռան ծաղիկ[3]
  • Կանթեղախոտ մեծ[3]
  • հողմափայտ[3]
  • մամերան[3]
  • մամիրան[3]
Asturian
  • ciriguenya mayor[3]
Belarusian
  • Падтыннік вялікі[3]
Bulgarian
  • Змийско мляко[3]
Catalan
  • Celidònia[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧洲白屈菜[3]
  • 白屈菜[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Žuti rosopas[3]
Czech
  • vlaštovičník větší[3]
Danish
Estonian
  • Chelidonium maius[3]
  • harilik vereurmarohi[3]
  • vereurmarohi[3]
Finnish
Galician
German
Greek
  • Χελιδονόχορτο[3]
Hungarian
  • Vérehulló fecskefű[3]
Italian
Latvian
  • Lielā strutene[3]
Lithuanian
  • Didžioji ugniažolė[3]
Mongolian
  • Их шүүдэргэнэ[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Glistnik jaskółcze ziele[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Rostopască[3]
Russian
  • Чистотел большой[3]
Slovak
  • lastovičník väčší[3]
Slovenian
  • krvavi mlečnik[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Kırlangıç Otu[3]
Ukrainian
  • Чистотіл великий[3]
  • Чистотіл звичайний[3]
Welsh
  • Llysiau'r wennol[3]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Chelidonium majus — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Greater Celandine — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Chelidonium majus.
  • Celandine — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Chelidonium majus.
  • Rock-Poppy — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Chelidonium majus.
  • St. John's Wort — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Chelidonium majus.
[2] Chelidonium majus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Greater celandine — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Schöllkraut — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Swallow-wort — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • celidonia mayor — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • grande chélidoine — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • grande éclaire — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Herbe-aux-verrues — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Celidonia — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Stinkende gouwe — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Erva-das-verrugas — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Quelidónia-maior — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
[3] Chelidonium majus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Greater celandine — results[15].names[2]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Schöllkraut — results[15].names[7]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Swallow-wort — results[15].names[4]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • celidonia mayor — results[15].names[22]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • grande chélidoine — results[15].names[3]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • grande éclaire — results[15].names[13]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Herbe-aux-verrues — results[15].names[14]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Celidonia — results[15].names[5]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Stinkende gouwe — results[15].names[1]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Erva-das-verrugas — results[15].names[11]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Quelidónia-maior — results[15].names[10]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Чистотел большой — results[15].names[8]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • keltamo — results[15].names[9]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Celidònia — results[15].names[12]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Glistnik jaskółcze ziele — results[15].names[15]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Skelört — results[15].names[16]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • harilik vereurmarohi — results[15].names[17]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Змийско мляко — results[15].names[18]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • vlaštovičník větší — results[15].names[19]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Didžioji ugniažolė — results[15].names[20]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Svaleurt — results[15].names[21]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • ciriguenya mayor — results[15].names[23]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Чистотіл звичайний — results[15].names[24]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • svaleurt — results[15].names[25]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • vereurmarohi — results[15].names[26]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • lastovičník väčší — results[15].names[27]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Կանթեղախոտ մեծ — results[15].names[28]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • 白屈菜 — results[15].names[29]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • 白屈菜 — results[15].names[30]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Celidonia — results[15].names[31]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Χελιδονόχορτο — results[15].names[32]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Их шүүдэргэнэ — results[15].names[33]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Chelidonium maius — results[15].names[34]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Падтыннік вялікі — results[15].names[35]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • krvavi mlečnik — results[15].names[36]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Vérehulló fecskefű — results[15].names[37]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Lielā strutene — results[15].names[38]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • 欧洲白屈菜 — results[15].names[39]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Чистотіл великий — results[15].names[40]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • ծիծեռնախոտ — results[15].names[41]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Rostopască — results[15].names[42]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • դեղին կոճ — results[15].names[43]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • ծիծեռնադեղ — results[15].names[44]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • ծիծղան ծաղիկ — results[15].names[45]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • ծիծռան խոտ — results[15].names[46]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • ծիծռան ծաղիկ — results[15].names[47]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • հողմափայտ — results[15].names[48]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • մամերան — results[15].names[49]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • մամիրան — results[15].names[50]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Llysiau'r wennol — results[15].names[51]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Žuti rosopas — results[15].names[52]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
  • Kırlangıç Otu — results[15].names[53]; taxon id 55757; Chelidonium majus.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Chelidonium majus ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Schöllkraut (DE); Celandine (EN); Verruguera (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166731; taxon 5XQW8.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Chelidonium majus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Papaveraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
0.3–0.61 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

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Mature spread
0.2–0.3 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

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Plant habit
Clumping

NC State Extension profile.

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Life cycle
Biennial; Perennial

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day); Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

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Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

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Flowering season
Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

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Native range
Eurasia

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

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Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Chelidonium majus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1834928; ID 5XQW8; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1834928; ID 5XQW8; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Chelidonium majus — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureFlowering seasonNative range
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin

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