Calflora: Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica

Eschscholzia californica Cham. ssp. californica

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is endemic (limited) to California alone.

Community:	Foothill Woodland

Family:	PAPAVERACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Eschscholzia found in California.
	See the more inclusive parent record Eschscholzia californica.

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Accepted by PLANTS

NOTE: Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

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Distribution by County:

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

A shaded county indicates that there are ocurrence records of this plant within the county.

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	There are specimen records from this county in an herbarium.
	There are documented records, vouchered or confirmed by an expert.
	There are reported records.
	There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).

Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

Alameda: 1 / 0 CCH Alpine: 1 / 0 CCH Butte: 3 / 3 CCH Contra Costa: 2 / 1 CCH Colusa: 1 / 1 CCH Fresno: 1 / 1 CCH Kings: 1 / 1 CCH Kern: 16 / 10 CCH Los Angeles: 60 / 57 CCH Merced: 1 / 1 CCH Monterey: 12 / 2 CCH Modoc: 1 / 1 CCH Marin: 1 / 0 CCH Orange: 17 / 12 CCH Riverside: 13 / 11 CCH Santa Barbara: 24 / 19 CCH San Bernardino: 6 / 6 CCH Santa Clara: 1 / 1 CCH San Diego: 52 / 50 CCH Shasta: 2 / 1 CCH San Luis Obispo: 8 / 2 CCH Sonoma: 1 / 0 CCH Tehama: 2 / 1 CCH Tulare: 1 / 0 CCH Tuolumne: 1 / 0 CCH Ventura: 11 / 10 CCH Yolo: 1 / 0 CCH

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (ESCAC)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database