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Meconella oregana

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Papaveraceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ranunculales

Genus
  
Meconella

Similar
  
Meconella, Sericocarpus rigidus, Silene scouleri, Balsamorhiza deltoidea, Castilleja levisecta

Meconella oregana, the white fairypoppy, is a plant species native to Oregon, California, Washington and British Columbia. It grows on sandy bluffs, meadows and stream banks, at elevations of less than 300 m (1000 feet).

Meconella oregana is a small herb up to 16 cm (40 inches) tall. It has narrow, linear leaves up to 18 mm (0.7 inches) long. Flowers are solitary on long, thin stalks, white with 4-6 stamens (compared with 8-12 stamens in M. californica).

References

Meconella oregana Wikipedia