Calflora
Taxon  Report   10925    
Hesperomecon linearis  (Benth.) Greene
Narrowleaf queen poppy
Hesperomecon linearis, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Meconella linearis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Papaveraceae  
Genus: Hesperomecon

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFHesperomecon filiformis
JEFMeconella linearis
JEFPlatystigma linearis
More information about  Hesperomecon linearis

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/20/2022).