*Macleaya cordata (Willdenow) R. Brown. Plume-poppy, Tree-celandine. Phen: Jun-Jul. Hab: Moist streambanks, persistent and escaped from horticultural use. Dist: Native of e. Asia. Reported as naturalized in TN by Kral (1981). "Frequently cultivated and occasionally escaped into urban forests and stream valleys around Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Richmond, and Newport News. A large (to 2.5 m tall) e. Asian perennial, esteemed for its spectacular foliage and plumelike inflorescences" (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019).
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA3, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; = Bocconia cordata Willd. – Tat; = n/a – RAB
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