Chelidonium dubium, an annual herb originating in Europe,
occurs in fields, uncultivated lands, or dry riverbeds. Stems grow
to 30-60cm in height, having many divaricate hairs on the lower half
portions and appressed inches on the upper half. Leaves are pinnate
to bipinnately, deeply cleft, and surfaces and backsides are hairy.
Flowers, orange-red to red, 3-6cm in diameter, come on tops of
flower stalks. Capsules are long-oblong, 2-3cm in length. Bloom
time: April-May. |