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_authority = Benth.

"Platystemon californicus" (Creamcups) is an ornamental plant in the Papaveraceae family. It grows wild throughout the American southwest, and especially on the Pacific Coast. It is a common, hardy flower which can grow in lightly landscaped and recently burned areas.

"Platystemon californicus" is the only species in the monotypic genus "Platystemon".

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External links

* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Platystemon+californicus "Platystemon californicus"]
* [http://www.coestatepark.com/platystemon_californicus.htm "Platystemon californicus"] photo
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Platystemon+californicus Jepson Manual Treatment]