Meconella
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| Meconella | |
|---|---|
| File:Meconelladenticulata.jpg | |
| Meconella denticulata | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Platystemoneae |
| Genus: | Meconella Nutt. |
| Type species | |
| Meconella oregana | |
Meconella is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family. They are known generally as fairypoppies.
Species
[edit | edit source]There are about 3 species:[1]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Meconella californica – California fairypoppy | around the San Francisco Bay Area and the Sierra foothills | |
| File:Meconelladenticulata.jpg | Meconella denticulata – smallflower fairypoppy | from around the San Francisco Bay Area to the Peninsular Ranges |
| Meconella oregana – white fairypoppy | Oregon, California, Washington and British Columbia. |
A fourth species, Meconella linearis,[2] is sometimes treated as Platystigma linearis[3] or Hesperomecon linearis.[4]
The species are endemic from British Columbia, Canada south to California.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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