Eschscholzia caespitosa
| Eschscholzia caespitosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Eschscholzia |
| Species: | E. caespitosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eschscholzia caespitosa Benth. | |
Eschscholzia caespitosa is a species of poppy known by the common names foothill poppy, tufted poppy and collarless California poppy.
It is native to western North America from Oregon, across California, to Baja California where it is a member of the chaparral plant community.
Description
Eschscholzia caespitosa is an annual herb which is quite similar in appearance to its relative, the California poppy. It produces patches of foliage made up of several leaflets per leaf and thin, erect stems up to 30 centimeters in height.
The poppy flower has orange to yellow petals each one to two and a half centimeters long. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule 4 to 8 centimeters long containing tiny dark netted seeds.
External links
- CalFlora Database: Eschscholzia caespitosa (Foothill poppy, Tufted Poppy, tufted eschscholzia)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Eschscholzia caespitosa
- USDA Plants Profile for Eschscholzia caespitosa
- UC Photos gallery — Eschscholzia caespitosa
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