Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eschscholzia lemmonii Greene ssp. kernensis (Munz) C. Clark

Tejon poppy

2016 Steve Matson

2017 Richard Spjut

Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~47 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Eschscholzia caespitosa ssp. kernensis

Information about Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ESLEK) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/23/2025).