| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mountains only. So far known from only 3 counties. A number of collections from Forsyth County are from Salem College campus and the Reynolds Gardens.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. mostly the northeastern and midwestern states, plus eastern Canada. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. | |
| Habitat | "Cliff by NC 194" (Watauga Co.); embankment of abandoned road by French Broad River (Buncombe Co.); no details (Ashe Co.). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting May-July. | |
| Identification | The leaves are irregularly divided into lobes, much paler (glaucescent) beneath. The flowers are yellow, on short to long stalks, and about 3/4-inch wide. Vegetatively it is very similar to the native Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum), which occurs as close as eastern TN and southwestern VA; see the key in Weakley et al. (2012). | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | UPL link |
| USACE-emp | UPL link |
