Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-642.17.13
Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Name: from John Hunnemann, a botanist.
Genus: 1 species
English: Tulip poppy; Mexican tulip poppy.
Region: Mexico.
Habitat: rocky, along roadsides, elevations of ± 1800, Chihuahuan Desert, central Mexico.
Botany: perennial herb; stem erect, woody, ± 60cm high; leaves finely divided, gray-green linear lobes; flowers solitary, yellow cups; stamens numerous, short, orange anthers; fruits long thin.