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'''''Romneya coulteri''''' ('''Coulter's Matilija poppy'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Romneya trichocalyx'' [[Eastw.]]) is an [[ornamental plant]] in the [[Papaveraceae]] family.
'''''Romneya coulteri''''' ('''Coulter's Matilija poppy'''; [[synonymy|syn.]] ''Romneya trichocalyx'' [[Eastw.]]) is an [[ornamental plant]] in the [[Papaveraceae]] family.

''R. coulteri'' is native to [[California]] and parts of [[Mexico]]. It is used by the [[Chumash people]] to treat skin and gum disease, as well as gastrointestinal pain. <ref>http://rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/perennials/Romneya_coulteri.html</ref>


==References==
==References==
* {{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
* {{cite book | author=Pink, A. | url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892|title=Gardening for the Million| year=2004 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
*<references>[http://rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/perennials/Romneya_coulteri.html ''Romneya coulteri''] Rainyside Gardeners



==External links==
==External links==

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Romneya coulteri
Romneya coulteri
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R. coulteri
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Romneya coulteri

Romneya coulteri (Coulter's Matilija poppy; syn. Romneya trichocalyx Eastw.) is an ornamental plant in the Papaveraceae family.

R. coulteri is native to California and parts of Mexico. It is used by the Chumash people to treat skin and gum disease, as well as gastrointestinal pain. [1]

References

  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  • <references>Romneya coulteri Rainyside Gardeners