Meconella


Meconella is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy family. They are known generally as fairypoppies.

Species

There are about 3 species:
ImageNameDistribution
Meconella californicaCalifornia fairypoppyaround the San Francisco Bay Area and the Sierra foothills
Meconella denticulatasmallflower fairypoppyfrom around the San Francisco Bay Area to the Peninsular Ranges
Meconella oreganawhite fairypoppyOregon, California, Washington and British Columbia.

A fourth species, Meconella linearis, is sometimes treated as Platystigma linearis or Hesperomecon linearis.
The species are endemic from British Columbia, Canada south to California.