Papaver californicum

Taxobox
name = "Papaver californicum"


image_width = 210px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Papaveraceae
genus = "Papaver"
species = "P. californicum"
binomial = "Papaver californicum"
binomial_authority = Gray

"Papaver californicum" is a species of poppy which is endemic to California, where it is found in the coastal counties south of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is known as the western poppy or fire poppy. Its bloom is a brilliant dark orange, and sometimes reddish or yellowish. It grows on a long, hairy stem. This flower easily colonizes disturbed areas, especially chaparral habitats which have recently burned.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5547,5590,5592 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Papaver+californicum Photo gallery]