Commemorating Rev. T. Romney Robinson (1792–1882), astronomer from Armagh, Ireland, and discoverer of the plant c. 1845.

For description see species.

Suckers and seeds (with difficulty).

Large, white crepe-like flowers with a strong yellow cluster of stamens in the centre.

2 species from California and Baja California.

Nelson (1982), McMillan Browse (1989).

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Papaveraceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.