Meconella denticulata
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| Meconella denticulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Meconella |
| Species: | M. denticulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Meconella denticulata | |
Meconella denticulata is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family known by the common name smallflower fairypoppy.
It is endemic to California, where it grows in the coastal mountain ranges from around the San Francisco Bay Area to the Peninsular Ranges in the southern part of the state.
Description
Meconella denticulata is an annual herb growing up to 20 or 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear to oval in shape, sometimes slightly toothed, and 1 to 4 centimeters in length.
The inflorescence is a single flower on a narrow peduncle. It has usually 6 white petals each a few millimeters long.
The fruit is a narrow, twisting capsule 2 or 3 centimeters in maximum length containing many tiny seeds.
Referemces
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Meconella denticulata
- USDA Plants Profile for Meconella denticulata
- Flora of North America
- Meconella denticulata — U.C. Photo gallery
 | This Papaveraceae article is a stub. You can help Wik.ipedia.Pro by expanding it. |
- Papaveroideae
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene
- Papaveraceae stubs
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