Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica

Illustrated
Synonyms: Eschscholzia californica var. scrocea (Bentham) Jepson Eschscholzia californica var. peninsularis (Greene) Munz Eschscholzia procera
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants usually perennial, sometimes annual; cotyledons usually 2-lobed. Flowers: receptacular cup with spreading rim prominent. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering mid winter–late summer (Feb–Sep).
Habitat: Grassy, open areas
Elevation: 0–2000 m

Distribution

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Calif., Nev., Oreg., Wash., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Chamisso in C. G. D. Nees +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
glaucous +  and glabrous +
acute +  and acuminate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Calif. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Wash. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
0–2000 m +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
perennial +
2-valved +  and capsular +
cylindric +
microscopic +
Grassy, open areas +
1-flowered +  and cymose +
paniculate +  and racemose +
terminal +  and axillary +
sessile +, petiolate +  and simple +
cauline +  and basal +
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
orange spot +, yellow +  and orange +
distinct +
obovate +  and obcuneate +
2 times number of sepals +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Flowering mid winter–late summer (Feb–Sep). +
in C. G. D. Nees, Horae Phys. Berol., +
prominent +
clear orange +  and colorless +
carunculate +  and arillate +
brown +  and black +
spheric +  and ellipsoid +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (?) +
deciduous +
obovate +
Illustrated +
12 +  and many +
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
Eschscholzia californica var. scrocea +, Eschscholzia californica var. peninsularis +  and Eschscholzia procera +
Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica +
Eschscholzia californica +
subspecies +
acute +  and obtuse +
annual +  and perennial +
spreading +  and erect +
glaucous +  and glabrous +