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Papaveraceae

Creamcups

Platystemon californicus Benth.

Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Platystemon

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
宽蕊罂粟, 寛蕊罌粟, 乳杯花, 陀螺状宽蕊罂粟
English
Creamcups

Synonyms

  • Boothia californica (Benth.) Douglas ex Loudon
  • Platystemon aculeolatus Greene
  • Platystemon acutatus Greene
  • Platystemon anemonoides Greene
  • Platystemon antoninus Greene
  • Platystemon arizonicus Greene
  • Platystemon arvorum Greene
  • Platystemon australis Greene
  • Platystemon californicus var. californicus
  • Platystemon californicus var. ciliatus Dunkle
  • Platystemon californicus var. crinitus (Greene) Greene
  • Platystemon californicus var. horridulus (Greene) Jeps.
  • Platystemon californicus var. nutans Brandegee
  • Platystemon californicus var. ornithopus (Greene) Munz
  • Platystemon capsularis Greene
  • Platystemon cernuus Greene
  • Platystemon commixtus Greene
  • Platystemon communis Greene
  • Platystemon confinis Greene
  • Platystemon contortus Greene
  • Platystemon crenatus Greene
  • Platystemon crinitus Greene
  • Platystemon elegans Greene
  • Platystemon emarginatus Greene
  • Platystemon exsculptus Greene
  • Platystemon glyptolobus Greene
  • Platystemon hallii Fedde
  • Platystemon heterander Greene
  • Platystemon hispidulus Greene
  • Platystemon horridulus Greene
  • Platystemon hyacinthinus Greene
  • Platystemon intermedius Fedde
  • Platystemon leiocarpus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Platystemon leptander Greene
  • Platystemon leucanthus Greene
  • Platystemon loesenerianus Fedde
  • Platystemon mendocinus Greene
  • Platystemon microlobus Greene
  • Platystemon mohavensis Greene
  • Platystemon nigricans Greene

and 23 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Sources: classification, synonyms 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.