Platystigma lineare
An annual California-native herb with white and yellow blooms (sometimes tinged red with age), growing up to about 16 inches tall and occurring in open grassy areas, grasslands, sand dunes, and oak-pine woodlands; a member of the Papaveraceae genus Platystigma described by George Bentham.
Common Names
Narrowleaf Queen Poppy
Summary
Native to the USA, specifically California, this annual herb in Papaveraceae grows to about 16 inches tall in open grassy areas of grasslands, sand dunes, and oak or pine woodlands. It features white and yellow blooms (sometimes tinged red with age) and a capsule fruit.
Practical notes: the life cycle is annual; no additional cultivation requirements or uses are listed.
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
16 inches
Soil Type
Sandy soil
Bloom Color
White, Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring (Mar–Jun)
Seasons of Interest
Spring and Summer
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Benth.
- Publication
- Trans. Hort. Soc. London , ser. 2, 1: 407 (1834 publ. 1835)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Subfamily
- Papaveroideae
- Tribe
- Platystemoneae
- Genus
- Platystigma
Synonyms
Hesperomecon angustum Hesperomecon filiformis Hesperomecon greeneana Hesperomecon platystemon Hesperomecon strictum Hesperomecon pulchella Meconella linearis var. pulchellum Hesperomecon linearis Platystemon linearis Hesperomecon affinis Hesperomecon angusta Hesperomecon luteola Hesperomecon luteolum Meconella linearis Hesperomecon stricta