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London J. Bot. 4: 74. 1845.

Common names: Matilija-poppy
Etymology: for Rev. T. Romney Robinson, 1792-1882, Irish astronomer at Armagh and friend of Thomas Coulter, botanist at Dublin
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 5 November 2020

Subshrubs or shrubs, large, glaucous, from creeping rhizomes; sap clear. Stems herbaceous above base, branching, leafy, sparsely pilose or glabrate. Leaves alternate, petiolate; blade gray-green, 1-2× pinnately deeply lobed; primary lobes 3-5, lanceolate or ovate. Inflorescences terminal, 1-flowered; bracts present. Flowers: sepals 3, distinct; petals 6, white, obovate, crinkled; stamens many; anthers yellow; pistil 7-12-carpellate; ovary oblong to ovoid, 1-locular or incompletely to completely multilocular by placental intrusion; style absent; stigmas 7-12, flattened, coherent proximally, radiate-ascending, velvety. Fruits capsular, oblong to ovoid, bristly, dehiscing from apex. Seeds many, ovoid, 1.3-1.5 mm, aril absent. x = 19.

Distribution

Calif. and nw Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Species 2 (2 in the flora).

Both species of Romneya, closely related and sometimes merged, are cultivated widely in warm regions for their showy, white flowers, which are the largest in the family.

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Calyx glabrous; seeds papillose; petals 6–10 cm; leaves 5–20 cm. Romneya coulteri
1 Calyx appressed-pubescent; seeds smooth; petals 4–8 cm; leaves 3–10 cm. Romneya trichocalyx