Meconella
| Meconella | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Meconella denticulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Genus: | Meconella Nutt. |
Meconella is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family. They are known generally as fairypoppies.
There are about 3 species:[1]
- Meconella californica – California fairypoppy
- Meconella denticulata – smallflower fairypoppy
- Meconella oregana – white fairypoppy
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.
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