familyPapaveraceae
genusEschscholzia
speciesEschscholzia californica
subspeciesEschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana

Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana

(Greene) C. Clark

Syst. Bot. 3: 382. 1978.

Basionym: Eschscholzia mexicana Greene Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 69. 1885
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants annual; cotyledons unlobed. Flowers: receptacular cup with spreading rim often inconspicuous. 2n = 12.


Phenology: Flowering mid winter–late summer (Feb–Sep).
Habitat: Deserts
Elevation: 0–2000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., N.Mex., Nev., Tex., Utah, Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

C. T. Mason Jr. (pers. comm.) has noted several specimens from Arizona as far east as Cochise County that appear to be perennial.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
12 +
Androecium position
perigynous +
Anther architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Aril presence
absent +
Authority
(Greene) C. Clark +
Basal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Basal leaf position
cauline +
Basionyms
Eschscholzia mexicana +
Blade architecture
palmate +  and subpalmate +
Blade shape
lobed +
Bract presence
absent +
Bud orientation
erect +
Calyx pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Calyx shape
acute +  and acuminate +
Capsule some measurement
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Cotyledon shape
unlobed +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Calif. +, N.Mex. +, Nev. +, Tex. +, Utah +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
Elevation
0–2000 m +
Flower architecture
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
Form duration
perennial +
Fruit architecture
2-valved +  and capsular +
Fruit dehiscence
dehiscing +
Fruit shape
cylindric +
Groove arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Groove size
microscopic +
Habitat
Deserts +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
1-flowered +  and cymose +
Inflorescence arrangement
paniculate +  and racemose +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Leaf architecture
sessile +, petiolate +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Lobe quantity
3 (?) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Perianth position
perigynous +
Petal coloration
orange spot +, yellow +  and orange +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
4 +
Petal shape
obovate +  and obcuneate +
Petal size or quantity
2 times number of sepals +
Petal some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering mid winter–late summer (Feb–Sep). +
Pistil architecture
2-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta quantity
2 +
Publication title
Syst. Bot. +
Publication year
1978 +
Receptacle shape
obconic +
Receptacle size
expanded +
Reference
None +
Rim fusion
free +
Rim orientation
spreading +
Rim prominence
inconspicuous +
Sap coloration
clear orange +  and colorless +
Sap texture
sticky +
Seed architecture
carunculate +  and arillate +
Seed architecture or coloration or relief
reticulate +
Seed architecture or shape
burlike +
Seed coloration
brown +  and black +
Seed quantity
many +
Seed relief
pitted +
Seed shape
spheric +  and ellipsoid +
Seed size
small +
Seed some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (?) +
Segment architecture
1-seeded +
Sepal architecture
calyptrate +
Sepal duration
deciduous +
Sepal fusion
connate +
Sepal quantity
2 +
Sepal shape
obovate +
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Special status
W2 +  and Illustrated +
Stamen quantity
12 +  and many +
Stem architecture
leafy +
Stem orientation
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
Stigma arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Stigma lobe quantity
2;many +
Stigma orientation
spreading +
Stigma quantity
4;8 +
Style presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Taxon family
Papaveraceae +
Taxon name
Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana +
Taxon parent
Eschscholzia californica +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Ultimate lobe shape
acute +  and obtuse +
Ultimate lobe size or width
narrow +
Volume
Volume 3 +
Whole organism architecture
caulescent +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism orientation
spreading +  and erect +
Whole organism pubescence
glaucous +  and glabrous +
Whole organism size
small +
Whole organism some measurement
5cm (60cm) +
X chromosome quantity
7 +  and 6 +