Oreomecon coloradensis, the Rocky Mountain poppy, is a species in the poppy family that is native to areas above timberline in the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Montana.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rocky Mountain poppy being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oreomecon dahliana
- Oreomecon mcconnellii
- Oreomecon polaris
- Oreomecon radicata
- Papaver lapponicum
- Oreomecon alborosea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Oreomecon
- Species
- Oreomecon coloradensis
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