Abstract: There are 10 species of genus Papaver in Xinjiang-Province in North Western china, 6 of them to sect. Meconella, The scape anatomy reveals that vascular bundle character, which includes its number and arrangement corresPOnds to each species, and it may be a identification character for this section. The scanning electron microsopy of POllen grains shows that the spinule density on the POllen surface is different in some species, and it could provide some micromorphological evidence for classification.

Key words: Papaver Sect, Meconella, Scape, Vascular bundle, Xinjiang