Eschscholzia lemmonii

Taxobox
name = "Eschscholzia lemmonii"

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

"Eschscholzia lemmonii" is a species of poppy known by the common name Lemmon's poppy. It is endemic to California, where its distribution includes the Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, and Transverse Ranges. One subspecies, the Tejon poppy, ssp. "kernensis", is limited to the mountains of Kern County surrounding the Grapevine. This wildflower is an annual herb growing from a patch of segmented leaves made up of round-edged leaflets. The erect stalks grow up to 30 centimeters tall and bear orange or dark yellow poppy flowers. The fruit is a capsule 3 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny netted brown seeds.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5547,5568,5573 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ESLE USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eschscholzia+lemmonii Photo gallery]