Oreomecon anomala

Oreomecon anomala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Oreomecon
Species:
O. anomala
Binomial name
Oreomecon anomala
(Fedde) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
Synonyms[1]
  • Papaver anomalum
  • Papaver nudicaule subsp. anomalum

Oreomecon anomala is a poppy found in Mongolia, Korea, China and Far East of Russia (Primorsky krai).[1] It grows on dry meadow slopes, in river valleys, sometimes on deposits and dumps. Blooms in May-September.

Description

A perennial low-growing herbaceous plant. Leaves are all long-petioled, grayish-green from above, covered with sparse hairs; from below they are completely grayish-blue, with sparse bristles and visible veins. Stems are straight, strongly elongate, covered with very sparse rusty-yellow hairs, reaching 30–40 cm in length. Flowers are about 3–4 cm in diameter. The petals are round, white to orange, about 2 cm in diameter, with a slightly wavy-silvery edge. The pistils are saber-shaped, blackening, and the stamens are linear, orange. The fruits are distinctly globular, smooth, distinctly ribbed, about 1 cm in diameter.[2]

Taxonomy

Oreomecon anomala was given the name Papaver anomalum by Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde and scientifically described in 1909. It was described as a subspecies of Papaver nudicaule in 1985 by Vladimir Nikolaevich Voroschilov.[1] It was moved to the new genus Oreomecon in 2021 by Enrico Augusto Banfi, Fabrizio Bartolucci, Jean-Marc Tison, and Gabriele Galasso.[3] The resulting name of Oreomecon anomala is the accepted name according to Plants of the World Online,[1] World Flora Online,[4] and World Plants.[5] It has eleven synonyms.[1]

Table of Synonyms
Name Year Rank Notes
Papaver alpinum lusus chinense Regel 1862 sport = het.
Papaver anomalum Fedde 1909 species ≡ hom.
Papaver anomalum var. chinense (Regel) Tolm. 1970 variety = het.
Papaver borealisinense Kitag. 1973 species = het.
Papaver chinense (Regel) Kitag. 1954 species = het.
Papaver croceum subsp. chinense (Regel) Rändel 1974 subspecies = het.
Papaver nudicaule subsp. anomalum (Fedde) Vorosch. 1985 subspecies ≡ hom.
Papaver nudicaule subsp. chinense (Regel) N.Busch 1913 subspecies = het.
Papaver nudicaule var. chinense (Regel) Fedde 1909 variety = het.
Papaver nudicaule var. isopyroides Fedde 1909 variety = het.
Papaver nudicaule var. pleiopetalum J.C.Shao 2009 variety = het.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym

References

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[1]

Web sources
  • Hassler, Michael (11 November 2025). "Oreomecon anomala in Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.11". World Plants. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  • POWO (2025a). "Oreomecon Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  • POWO (2025b). "Oreomecon anomala (Fedde) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  • WFO (2025). "Oreomecon anomala (Fedde) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso". World Flora Online. Retrieved 17 December 2025.


  1. ^ Fedde, Friedrich (1909). "Papaveraceae-Hypecoideae et Papaveraceae-Papaveroideae mit 532 Einzelbildern in 43 Figuren". Das Pflanzenreich :regni vegetablilis conspectus. IV (104). Retrieved 17 December 2025.