Roemeria

For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of plants described by Raddi, see Riccardia.

Roemeria
Roemeria hybrida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Papaveraceae
Subfamily:	Papaveroideae
Tribe:	Papavereae
Genus:	Roemeria Medik.
Species
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Roemeria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to Macaronesia, Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Caucasus, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, Central Asia, the western Himalayas, Pakistan, Xinjiang, and Mongolia. ^[1] A 2006 molecular analysis revised the taxonomy of Papaver , elevating Roemeria to the genus level, and including the species formerly in Papaver sect. Argemonidium. ^[2]

Species

The following sixteen species are accepted according to Plants of the World Online: ^[1]

• Roemeria apula (Ten.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria argemone (L.) C.Morales, R.Mend. & Romero García
• Roemeria armenii (M.V.Agab.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria carica A.Baytop
• Roemeria davisii (Kadereit) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC.
• Roemeria macrostigma Bien. ex Fedde
• Roemeria meiklei (Kadereit) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria minor (Boivin) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria nigrotincta (Fedde) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria ocellata (Woronow) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria pavonina (Schrenk) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
• Roemeria procumbens Aarons. & Oppenh.
• Roemeria refracta DC.
• Roemeria sicula (Guss.) Galasso, Banfi, L.Sáez & Bartolucci
• Roemeria virchowii (Asch. & Sint. ex Boiss.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso

References

1. "Roemeria Medik". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 December 2025.
2. Carolan, James C.; Hook, Ingrid L. I.; Chase, Mark W.; Kadereit, Joachim W.; Hodkinson, Trevor R. (2006). "Phylogenetics of Papaver and Related Genera Based on DNA Sequences from ITS Nuclear Ribosomal DNA and Plastid TRNL Intron and TRNL–F Intergenic Spacers". Annals of Botany. 98 (1): 141–155. doi:10.1093/aob/mcl079. PMC   2803553 . PMID   16675606.