Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eschscholzia californica Cham. ssp. mexicana (Greene) C. Clark

Desert california poppy

2010 James M. Andre

2006 Chris Wagner, SBNF

2010 James M. Andre

Gerald and Buff Corsi 2011 California Academy of Sciences

Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Parent:	Eschscholzia californica
Genus:	Eschscholzia
Family:	Papaveraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

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PLANTS	Eschscholzia mexicana

Information about Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ESCAM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/05/2023).