Eschscholzia lemmonii

Eschscholzia lemmonii is a species of poppy known by the common name Lemmon's poppy.[1]

Eschscholzia lemmonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Eschscholzia
Species:
E. lemmonii
Binomial name
Eschscholzia lemmonii

It is endemic to California, where its distribution includes the Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, and Transverse Ranges. One subspecies, the Tejon poppy, ssp. kernensis, is limited to the mountains of Kern County surrounding the Grapevine. This wildflower is an annual herb growing from a patch of segmented leaves made up of round-edged leaflets. The erect stalks grow up to 30 centimeters tall and bear orange or dark yellow poppy flowers. The fruit is a capsule 3 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny netted brown seeds.[2][3]

References
  1. "Eschscholzia lemmonii Greene_Lemmons Poppy_Discovery Life".
  2. "Eschscholzia lemmonii_Lemmon's Poppy_EOL".
  3. "Eschscholzia lemmonii Greene, W. Amer. Sci. 3: 157. 1887_Lemmons Poppy_Discovery Life".


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