Tree Poppy
(Dendromecon)
Description
Dendromecon, the tree poppy, is a genus of one or two species of shrubs to small trees, native to California and northern Baja California. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, lanceolate to ovate, 3-10 cm long. The flowers are yellow, satiny, and shed after pollination.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Papaverales
Family:Papaveraceae
Genus:Dendromecon
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