Species

Platystemon californicus (Creamcups)

Platystemon californicus. Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Platystemon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the poppy family containing the single species Platystemon californicus, which is known by the common name creamcups. It is native to Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California, and is found in open grasslands and sandy soils.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Ranunculales (Buttercups, poppies, and allies)
        Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
        Subfamily: Papaveroideae
        Tribe: Platystemoneae
        Genus: Platystemon
        Species: Platystemon californicus (Creamcups)

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