Platystemon californicus

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Creamcups

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Platystemon
Species: P. californicus
Binomial name
Platystemon californicus
Benth.

Platystemon californicus (Creamcups) is an ornamental plant in the Papaveraceae family. It grows wild throughout the American southwest, and especially on the Pacific Coast. It is a common, hardy flower which can grow in lightly landscaped and recently burned areas.

Platystemon californicus is the only species in the monotypic genus Platystemon.

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