Papaveraceae - poppy family
Species that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

(updated 17 February 2018)


Papaveraceae - poppy family
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Mount Desert Island is home to 3 species in 3 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Adlumia (1 species)
      Adlumia fungosa - Allegheny-vine (rare [see note 1 at bottom of page])
   Capnoides (1 species)
      Capnoides sempervirens - pink-corydalis (uncommon)
   Chelidonium (1 species)
      Chelidonium majus - greater celandine (uncommon)






Adlumia (Allegheny-vine)
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Adlumia fungosa (Allegheny-vine) - [information to be added]


Capnoides (pink-corydalis)
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Capnoides sempervirens (pink-corydalis) - [information to be added]

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Chelidonium (celandine)
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Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) - [information to be added]

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Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper “Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine” by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.