Eschscholzia glyptosperma

Taxobox
name = "Eschscholzia glyptosperma"

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image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ranunculales
familia = Papaveraceae
genus = "Eschscholzia"
species = "E. glyptosperma"
binomial = "Eschscholzia glyptosperma"
binomial_authority = Greene

"Eschscholzia glyptosperma" is a species of poppy known by the common names desert poppy, desert goldenpoppy, and Mojave poppy. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States. This is an annual herb growing from a basal patch of leaves divided into pointed segments. It produces erect stems up to about 25 centimeters in height, each bearing a single flower. The poppy flower is bright yellow with petals one to two and a half centimeters long. The fruit is a capsule 4 to 7 centimeters long filled with tiny rounded brown seeds.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5547,5568,5571 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ESGL USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eschscholzia+glyptosperma Photo gallery]