Hunnemannia is a monotypicgenus of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae, containing the single speciesHunnemannia fumariifolia (tulip poppy or Mexican tulip poppy) native to the highlands of Mexico. It is typically found at elevations of 1,500–2,000 m (4,921–6,562 ft) in the Chihuahuan Desert and south into central Mexico, where it favors rocky habitats, occurring along roadsides as well.
It is a perennial whose erect stems are somewhat woody at the base, and may reach 60 cm (24 in) in height. The leaves resemble those of the closely related Eschscholzia, being finely divided into many gray-green linear lobes. The flowers are solitary yellow cups formed from four overlapping petals, 5–7 cm across, vaguely resembling the unrelated tulip; the two sepals underneath typically fall away as the flower opens. The numerous stamens are short, with orange anthers. The long thin fruits are also reminiscent of Eschscholzia.[1]
The genus is named for English botanist and collector John Hunnemann (1760-1839). The Latin fumariifolia literally means "with leaves like Fumaria" (fumitory).[2]
hunnemannia, monotypic, genus, flowering, plants, poppy, family, papaveraceae, containing, single, species, fumariifolia, tulip, poppy, mexican, tulip, poppy, native, highlands, mexico, typically, found, elevations, chihuahuan, desert, south, into, central, me. Hunnemannia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae containing the single species Hunnemannia fumariifolia tulip poppy or Mexican tulip poppy native to the highlands of Mexico It is typically found at elevations of 1 500 2 000 m 4 921 6 562 ft in the Chihuahuan Desert and south into central Mexico where it favors rocky habitats occurring along roadsides as well HunnemanniaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder RanunculalesFamily PapaveraceaeSubfamily PapaveroideaeTribe EschscholzieaeGenus HunnemanniaSweetSpecies H fumariifoliaBinomial nameHunnemannia fumariifoliaSweetIt is a perennial whose erect stems are somewhat woody at the base and may reach 60 cm 24 in in height The leaves resemble those of the closely related Eschscholzia being finely divided into many gray green linear lobes The flowers are solitary yellow cups formed from four overlapping petals 5 7 cm across vaguely resembling the unrelated tulip the two sepals underneath typically fall away as the flower opens The numerous stamens are short with orange anthers The long thin fruits are also reminiscent of Eschscholzia 1 The genus is named for English botanist and collector John Hunnemann 1760 1839 The Latin fumariifolia literally means with leaves like Fumaria fumitory 2 It is widely cultivated usually as an annual from seed 1 In colder climates it requires the shelter of a south facing wall in full sun The cultivar Sunlite has gained the Royal Horticultural Society s Award of Garden Merit 3 4 References edit a b RHS A Z encyclopedia of garden plants United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley 2008 p 1136 ISBN 978 1405332965 Harrison Lorraine 2012 RHS Latin for gardeners United Kingdom Mitchell Beazley p 224 ISBN 9781845337315 RHS Plant Selector Hunnemannia fumariifolia Sunlite Retrieved 14 April 2020 AGM Plants Ornamental PDF Royal Horticultural Society July 2017 p 50 Retrieved 3 March 2018 Christopher Grey Wilson Poppies Portland Timber Press 2000 ISBN 0 88192 503 9 pp 67 68 nbsp This Papaveraceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hunnemannia amp oldid 1208882758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
