Papaveraceae
Desert bearpoppy
Arctomecon merriamii
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Arctomecon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Desert bearpoppy, White bearpoppy
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 57 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dawn Nelson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.