Smallflower Fairypoppy

(Meconella denticulata)

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Description

Meconella denticulata is an annual herb growing up to 20 or 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear to oval in shape, sometimes slightly toothed, and 1 to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a single flower on a narrow peduncle. It has usually 6 white petals each a few millimeters long.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Papaveraceae
Genus:Meconella
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