Stylomecon heterophylla

(Bentham) G. Taylor

J. Bot. 68: 140. 1930.

Illustrated
Basionym: Meconopsis heterophylla Bentham Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 408. 1835
Synonyms: Meconopsis crassifolia Bentham Papaver crassifolium (Bentham) Greene Papaver heterophyllum (Bentham) Greene Papaver heterophyllum var. crassifolium (Bentham) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants 30-60 cm, glabrous or sometimes sparsely pilose proximally. Leaves 2-12 cm; blade with primary lobes 5-13, remote. Inflorescences: peduncle 5-20 cm. Flowers: sepals 4-10 mm; petals orange-red, spotted purple at base, 1-2 cm. Capsules 1-2 cm. Seeds 0.4 mm. 2n = 56.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–May).
Habitat: Grassy areas, openings in chaparral
Elevation: less than 1200 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Stylomecon heterophylla"
Curtis Clark +
(Bentham) G. Taylor +
Meconopsis heterophylla +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
less than 1200 m +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
obovoid-ellipsoid;turbinate +
Grassy areas, openings in chaparral +
paniculate +  and racemose +
cauline +  and basal +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
turbinate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
spotted purple +  and orange-red +
distinct +
obcuneate +
2 times number of sepals +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Flowering spring (Apr–May). +
4-11-carpellate +
clear +  and yellow +
carunculate +  and arillate +
black +  and brown +
reticulate-rugose +
reniform +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +
distinct +
obovate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
leafy +, branching +  and simple +
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
4-11-lobed +
persistent +
Meconopsis crassifolia +, Papaver crassifolium +, Papaver heterophyllum +  and Papaver heterophyllum var. crassifolium +
Stylomecon heterophylla +
Stylomecon +
species +
caulescent +  and scapose +
pilose +  and glabrous +