Papaver cambricum
Papaver cambricum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Papaver |
Species: | P. cambricum
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Binomial name | |
Papaver cambricum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Papaver cambricum,
Description
Papaver cambricum has
Taxonomy and phylogeny
The species was originally named by
However, a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2011 showed that P. cambricum is not related to Meconopsis species, but is instead nested within Papaver, suggesting that Linnaeus' original name should be restored. However, this would have left the genus Meconopsis without a type species and hence without a valid name, unless the name were to be conserved.[5] A proposal to retain Meconopsis for the Asian species was accepted in 2017, with the conserved type Meconopsis regia G.Taylor.[6] The genus transfer is accepted by many sources.[1][2][7]
Distribution and habitat
Papaver cambricum is endemic to upland areas of Western Europe; it is found natively in the mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and some western parts of the British Isles (Wales, south-western England and parts of Ireland).[2][8] It has, however, been widely naturalised outside its native range.[2]
Papaver cambricum lives in damp, shady places on rocky ground.[2] In its most western locations, it is increasingly found on more open ground with less cover. It is especially well adapted to colonising gaps and crevices in rocks and stones. This habit has enabled it to colonise the urban environment, growing between paving slabs and at the edges of walls.
In culture
On 24 February 2006, the Welsh political party Plaid Cymru adopted a stylised image of P. cambricum as its party logo.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Papaver cambricum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2.
- ^ ISBN 9780276002175.
- .
- ^ S2CID 84167424
- ^ Wiersema, J.H.; Turland, N.J.; Barrie, F.R.; Greuter, W.; Hawksworth, D.L.; Herendeen, P.S.; Knapp, S.; Kusber, W.-H.; Li, D.-Z.; Marhold, K.; May, T.W.; McNeill, J.; Monro, A.M.; Prado, J.; Price, M.J. & Smith, G.F., eds. (2018) [continuously updated]. "Search for 'Meconopsis'". International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017: Appendices I–VII. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- The Royal Horticultural Society. 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- S2CID 23714530.
- ^ "Plaid image change 'a new start'". BBC News. 24 February 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
External links
- Media related to Papaver cambricum at Wikimedia Commons