Platystemon

Platystemon
Platystemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Platystemon
Species: P. californicus
Binomial name
Platystemon californicus
Benth.
Platystemon californicus2.jpg

Platystemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the poppy family containing the single species Platystemon californicus, which is known by the common name Creamcups. It is native to Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California, and is found in open grasslands and sandy soils.[1] It is also used as an ornamental plant for landscaping and revegetation of recently burned areas.

The annual herb is quite variable in appearance. The oppositely arranged leaves are 2 to 8 centimeters long, and in shape linear, lanceolate, or oblong. The plant is hairy in texture, sometimes with very long hairs. The inflorescence is a single flower on a tall peduncle up to 20 centimeters high. The flower has six petals which may be pure white or golden or white with large gold spots or gold tips. The center of the flower is filled with a tuftlike cluster of many thick, flattened stamens. The fruit is a capsule with several one-seeded sections that break apart.

Notes

  1. ^ "P. californicus Benth.". Treatment from the Jepson Manual. Jepson Herberia: University of California, Berkeley. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Platystemon+californicus. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 

References

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • platystemon — ● platystemon nom masculin Herbe (papavéracée) annuelle, à fleurs solitaires, souvent cultivée en France …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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

  • Platystemon — ID 65156 Symbol Key PLATY3 Common Name creamcups Family Papaveraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, DC, OR, UT Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Platystemon californicus — Taxobox | name = Creamcups image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Papaveraceae genus = Platystemon species = P. californicus binomial = Platystemon californicus binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Platystemon californicus — creamcups creamcups n. a California plant ({Platystemon californicus}) with small pale yellow flowers. Syn: {Platystemon californicus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Platystemon californicus — creamcups creamcups n. a California plant ({Platystemon californicus}) with small pale yellow flowers. Syn: {Platystemon californicus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Platystemon californicus — noun California plant with small pale yellow flowers • Syn: ↑creamcups • Hypernyms: ↑poppy • Member Holonyms: ↑Platystemon, ↑genus Platystemon …   Useful english dictionary

  • Platystemon californicus — ID 65157 Symbol Key PLCA5 Common Name creamcups Family Papaveraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, DC, OR, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • platystemon — platy·ste·mon …   English syllables

  • Platystemon arizonicus Greene — Symbol PLCA5 Synonym Symbol PLAR5 Botanical Family Papaveraceae …   Scientific plant list

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”