Romneya coulteri

Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Romneya
Species: R. coulteri
Binomial name
Romneya coulteri
Harv.

Romneya coulteri (Coulter's Matilija poppy; syn. Romneya trichocalyx Eastw.) is species of flowering plant in the poppy family. This poppy is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in dry canyons in chaparral and coastal sage scrub plant communities, sometimes in areas recently burned.[1] It is a popular ornamental plant, kept for its large, showy flowers.

This is a shrub which may exceed two meters in height, its woody stem growing from a network of rhizomes. The gray-green, waxy-textured leaves are each divided into a few lance-shaped lobes, the blades growing up to 20 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a large, solitary flower with six crinkly white petals each up to 10 centimeters long. At the center of the flower is a cluster of many yellow stamens. The fruit is a bristly capsule 3 or 4 centimeters long containing many tiny seeds.

This plant bears the largest flowers of any species native to California, rivaled only by Hibiscus lasiocarpos.[2] It was nominated for the honor of California state flower in 1890, but the California poppy won the title in a landslide.[3]

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  • Romneya coulteri — ID 72166 Symbol Key ROCO Common Name Coulter s Matilija poppy Family Papaveraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Romneya coulteri — noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers • Syn: ↑matilija poppy, ↑California tree poppy • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Romneya …   Useful english dictionary

  • Romneya coulteri Harv. — Symbol ROCO Common Name Coulter s Matilija poppy Botanical Family Papaveraceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Romneya coulteri Harv. var. trichocalyx (Eastw.) Jeps. — Symbol ROTR2 Synonym Symbol ROCOT Botanical Family Papaveraceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Romneya coulteri Harv. var. trichocalyx (Eastw.) Jeps. — Symbol ROTR2 Synonym Symbol ROCOT Botanical Family Papaveraceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Romneya — Matilija Poppy Matilija poppy flower and flower bud. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Romneya — n. any shrub of the genus Romneya, bearing poppy like flowers. Etymology: T. Romney Robinson, Brit. astronomer d. 1882 * * * noun one species: matilija poppy • Syn: ↑genus Romneya • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Romneya — noun one species: matilija poppy • Syn: ↑Romneya • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papaveraceae, ↑family Papaveraceae, ↑poppy family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Matilija poppy — Taxobox name = Matilija Poppy image width = 250px image caption = Matilija poppy flower and fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Papaveraceae genus = Romneya genus authority = Harv.… …   Wikipedia

  • matilija poppy — noun tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers • Syn: ↑California tree poppy, ↑Romneya coulteri • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Romneya …   Useful english dictionary

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