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Oreomecon
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Oreomecon

Oreomecon is a genus in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It was established in 2022 for what was previously treated as Papaver sect. Meconella in order to ensure that the genus Papaver was monophyletic. As of June 2023, names in the genus Oreomecon had only been published for better known and phylogenetically understood species present in Europe, either as natives or aliens.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Iceland Poppy

speciesOreomecon nudicaulis

Alpine Poppy

speciesOreomecon alpina

Arctic Poppy

speciesOreomecon radicata

Ice Poppy

speciesOreomecon crocea

Lapland Poppy

speciesPapaver lapponicum

Polar Poppy

speciesOreomecon dahliana

Arctic Poppy

speciesOreomecon pulvinata

Oreomecon hirsuta

speciesOreomecon hirsuta

Oreomecon variegata

speciesOreomecon variegata

Oreomecon lapeyrouseana

speciesOreomecon lapeyrouseana

Polar Poppy

speciesOreomecon polaris

Alpine Glacier Poppy

speciesOreomecon pygmaea

Oreomecon pseudocanescens

speciesOreomecon pseudocanescens

Pale Poppy

speciesOreomecon alborosea

Oreomecon angustifolia

speciesOreomecon angustifolia

McConnell's Poppy

speciesOreomecon mcconnellii

Oreomecon keelei

speciesOreomecon keelei

Rocky Mountain poppy

speciesOreomecon coloradensis

Oreomecon jugorica

speciesOreomecon jugorica

Macoun's Poppy

speciesOreomecon macounii

Oreomecon chakassica

speciesOreomecon chakassica

Oreomecon canescens

speciesOreomecon canescens

Oreomecon kluanensis

speciesOreomecon kluanensis

Amur Poppy

speciesOreomecon amurensis

Oreomecon popovii

speciesOreomecon popovii

Alaska Poppy

speciesOreomecon alaskana

Oreomecon rubroaurantiaca

speciesOreomecon rubroaurantiaca

Oreomecon lisae

speciesOreomecon lisae

Montane Poppy

speciesOreomecon coreana

Oreomecon leucotricha

speciesOreomecon leucotricha

Walpole's Poppy

speciesOreomecon walpolei

Oreomecon tianschanica

speciesOreomecon tianschanica

Japanese Poppy

speciesOreomecon miyabeana

Labrador Poppy

speciesOreomecon labradorica

Oreomecon fauriei

speciesOreomecon fauriei

Oreomecon paucistamina

speciesOreomecon paucistamina

Oreomecon calcarea

speciesOreomecon calcarea

Russian Poppy

speciesOreomecon gorodkovii

Oreomecon involucrata

speciesOreomecon involucrata

Shamurin's poppy

speciesOreomecon schamurinii

Oreomecon aurantiaca

speciesOreomecon aurantiaca

Oreomecon minutiflora

speciesOreomecon minutiflora

Oreomecon ammophila

speciesOreomecon ammophila

Oreomecon setosa

speciesOreomecon setosa

Oreomecon chionophila

speciesOreomecon chionophila

Oreomecon multiradiata

speciesOreomecon multiradiata

Oreomecon saichanensis

speciesOreomecon saichanensis

Oreomecon kuvajevii

speciesOreomecon kuvajevii

Oreomecon cornwallisensis

speciesOreomecon cornwallisensis

Oreomecon olchonensis

speciesOreomecon olchonensis

Oreomecon lapponica

speciesOreomecon lapponica

Oreomecon anjuica

speciesOreomecon anjuica

Oreomecon hultenii

speciesOreomecon hultenii

Oreomecon nivalis

speciesOreomecon nivalis

Oreomecon roseoalba

speciesOreomecon roseoalba

Oreomecon columbiana

speciesOreomecon columbiana

Oreomecon luculenta

speciesOreomecon luculenta

Oreomecon smirnovii

speciesOreomecon smirnovii

Oreomecon stanovensis

speciesOreomecon stanovensis

Oreomecon stubendorfii

speciesOreomecon stubendorfii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1473088.