{"product_id":"greater-celandine-ant-trail-print-chelidonium-majus-botanical-art-myrmecochory-illustration-vintage-natural-history-poster","title":"Greater Celandine \u0026 Ant Trail Print, Chelidonium Majus Botanical Art, Myrmecochory Illustration, Vintage Natural History Poster","description":"Greater celandine has a remarkable partnership with ants: its seeds carry a fatty food body that attracts them, encouraging the ants to carry the seeds away and disperse them.\n\nThat process is called myrmecochory — and this wonderfully unusual vintage plate turns it into an entire natural-history scene. Research confirms that Chelidonium majus produces elaiosome-bearing seeds specifically adapted for ant dispersal, while Kew recognises Chelidonium majus as the accepted botanical name for Greater Celandine.\n\nAbove ground, clumps of Greater Celandine — Chelidonium majus grow from the earth with their characteristic divided green leaves and yellow flowers. Beneath them, the illustration reveals the hidden world below the soil: an ant trail running through chambers and passages underground.\n\nThat combination makes this far more interesting than a conventional flower print.\n\nIt is simultaneously:\n\nbotanical illustration • plant ecology • ant natural history • seed-dispersal study • Victorian scientific art\n\nThe cross-section gives the artwork a wonderful sense of discovery — almost as though a section of the woodland floor has been lifted away to reveal the ecological relationship happening underneath.\n\nThe warm sandy earth, fresh botanical greens and small flashes of yellow create a beautifully natural palette, while the square composition makes it particularly easy to style in contemporary interiors.\n\nA particularly strong choice for:\n\nbotanists • gardeners • ant enthusiasts • entomologists • ecology lovers • wildflower collectors • science teachers • natural-history enthusiasts\n\nIt would make an unusual talking point in a study, library, garden room, home office, classroom, conservatory or collected natural-history gallery wall.\n\nPREMIUM MATTE PRINT\nHeavier-weight premium white matte paper\n200 gsm \/ 80 lb\nThickness: 0.26 mm \/ 10.3 mils\nSmooth, uncoated finish\nMatte, non-reflective surface\nLuxuriously soft to the touch\nFSC-certified or equivalent paper\nAvailable in multiple sizes\nProfessionally printed on demand\nUNFRAMED PRINT\n\nThis listing is for the art print only. Frames, furniture and styling accessories shown in lifestyle imagery are not included.\n\nFor me, the selling point is absolutely the story: this is not simply Greater Celandine botanical art. It is an antique illustration of how Chelidonium majus uses ants to help disperse its seeds — a genuinely fascinating piece of plant ecology disguised as beautiful wall art.","brand":"Field \u0026 Folio","offers":[{"title":"25x25 cm \/ 10x10″","offer_id":54955389747539,"sku":"7fd614ee-b5d6-45fe-bc70-b9db4ca6eee3","price":25.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x30 cm \/ 12x12″","offer_id":54955389780307,"sku":"f3a3baa5-bb36-4691-8496-ad3618e34359","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"35x35 cm \/ 14x14″","offer_id":54955389813075,"sku":"c08090a3-37eb-4659-b43d-90324733ef57","price":32.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x40 cm \/ 16x16″","offer_id":54955389845843,"sku":"512c024e-e6b4-4e92-b682-9d527841b5f6","price":34.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"45x45 cm \/ 18x18″","offer_id":54955389878611,"sku":"a7953021-a3e9-428c-a54d-20ff8e9d1e91","price":35.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x50 cm \/ 20x20″","offer_id":54955389911379,"sku":"9c7f9467-e0fc-49e7-b85a-8e43e25dbb87","price":37.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x70 cm \/ 28x28″","offer_id":54955389944147,"sku":"4a3c8b32-853c-4648-9865-3fee58b72ef2","price":45.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fieldandfolio.com\/products\/greater-celandine-ant-trail-print-chelidonium-majus-botanical-art-myrmecochory-illustration-vintage-natural-history-poster","provider":"Field \u0026 Folio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}