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Eschscholzia ramosa  (Greene) Greene
Channel island poppy,   Island poppy
Eschscholzia ramosa is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
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Observation Search
~136 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Eschscholzia
Family: Papaveraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSEschscholzia elegans
Information about  Eschscholzia ramosa from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ESRA)

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[Wikipedia] Limited Range: The plant is endemic to the Channel Islands of California off the Southern California coast (United States), and to Guadalupe Island off the western coast of Baja California state (Mexico). (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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: 05/16/2025).