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Meconella

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Papaveraceae

Scientific name
  
Meconella

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Ranunculales

Subfamily
  
Papaveroideae

Higher classification
  
Papaveraceae

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Similar
  
Papaveraceae, Canbya, Platystemon, Stylomecon, Arctomecon

Meconella is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family. They are known generally as fairypoppies.

There are about 3 species:

  • Meconella californica – California fairypoppy
  • Meconella denticulata – smallflower fairypoppy
  • Meconella oregana – white fairypoppy
  • A fourth species, Meconella linearis, is sometimes treated as Platystigma linearis or Hesperomecon linearis.

    The species are endemic from British Columbia, Canada south to California.

    References

    Meconella Wikipedia