Meconella

Description

Meconella , it is a genus of plants herbaceous plants belonging to the family of poppies . It comprises 8 species described and of these, only 3 accepted. It is native to North America . They are annual plants; with colorless sap Basal leaves (or some caulina, opposite), generally whole, glabrous. Inflorescence with solitary flowers, usually terminal and axillary. The flowers white or yellow. The ovate fruit is linear or obovate, dehiscent with many seeds of 0.5-1 mm, ovate to reniform, smooth, shiny, brown or black. he genus was described by Thomas Nuttall and published in A Flora of North America : containing. . . 1 (1): 64. 1838. 3 The type species is: Meconella oregana Nutt.