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Eomecon chionantha

Flower of plant in old garden, Bastia Hill, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 07/08/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Foliage; in old garden, Bastia Hill, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 07/08/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Plant in flower, old garden, Bastia Hill Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 07/08/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

NPPA pest plant

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Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

White, Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Eomecon

Family

Papaveraceae

Authority

Eomecon chionantha Hance

Other information

Etymology

eomecon: From the Greek eos ‘dawn’ and mecon ‘a poppy’, one of the common names of this species being Dawn Poppy

National Pest Plant Accord species

This plant is listed in the 2020 National Pest Plant Accord. The National Pest Plant Accord (NPPA) is an agreement to prevent the sale and/or distribution of specified pest plants where either formal or casual horticultural trade is the most significant way of spreading the plant in New Zealand. For up to date information and an electronic copy of the 2020 Pest Plant Accord manual (including plant information and images) visit the MPI website.

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

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