''Meconella oregana'', the white fairypoppy, is a flowering plant species native to

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. It grows on sandy bluffs, meadows and stream banks, at elevations of less than 300 m (1000 feet). ''Meconella oregana'' is a small herb up to 16 cm (6.3 inches) tall. It has narrow, linear leaves up to 18 mm (0.7 inches) long. Flowers are solitary on long, thin stalks, white with 4-6 stamens (compared with 8-12 stamens in '' M. californica'').

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15330720 Papaveroideae Flora of British Columbia Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of Washington (state) Endangered flora of the United States Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall Plants described in 1838