Biology:Macleaya microcarpa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Macleaya microcarpa
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M. microcarpa, Berlin Botanical Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Macleaya
Species:
M. microcarpa
Binomial name
Macleaya microcarpa
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Macleaya microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is a vigorous, substantial herbaceous perennial growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) or more wide, with grey-green felted leaves and loose panicles of buff flowers in midsummer.[1]

Etymology

The name Macleaya commemorates Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), a Scottish/Australian entomologist.[2] The specific epithet microcarpa means "small fruit".[3] Plants of the genus Macleaya are commonly called plume poppies.

Cultivation

Macleaya microcarpa is an imposing architectural plant which self-seeds readily, and may become a nuisance in a garden setting.[4] It is popular as a subject for flower arranging. The cultivar 'Kelway's Coral Plume',[5] with pink-tinged flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3274744 entry