Papaveroideae Explained

Papaveroideae is a subfamily of the family Papaveraceae (the poppy family).

Genera

• Subfamily Papaveroideae Eaton

• Tribe Eschscholzieae Baill.

• Dendromecon Benth. – California.

• Eschscholzia Cham. – Western North America.

• Hunnemannia Sweet – Eastern Mexico.

• Tribe Chelidonieae Dumort.

• Bocconia L. – Central and southern America, Antilles

• Chelidonium L. – Eurasia

• Dicranostigma Hook.f. & Thomson – Central Asia

• Eomecon Hance – Eastern China

• Glaucium Mill. – Europe to Central Asia

• Hylomecon Maxim. – Eastern Asia

• Macleaya R.Br. – Eastern Asia

• Sanguinaria L. – Eastern North America

• Stylophorum Nutt. – Eastern North America, Eastern Asia

• Tribe Platystemoneae Spach

• Hesperomecon Greene – Western North America

• Meconella Nutt. – Western North America

• Platystemon Benth. – Western North America

• Tribe Papavereae Dumort.

• Arctomecon Torr. & Frém. – Western North America

• Argemone L. – North America, Antilles, central and southern America, Hawaii

• Canbya Parry – Western North America

• Meconopsis Vig. – Central southern Asia, western Europe; paraphyletic

• Papaver L. – Northern hemisphere, South Africa, Cape Verde; paraphyletic

• Roemeria Medik. – Mediterranean region, south west Asia

• Romneya Harv. – California

• Stylomecon G. Taylor – California