Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana (Greene) C.Clark

California poppy (en)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Eschscholzia > Eschscholzia californica

Characteristics

Plants annual; cotyledons unlobed. Flowers: receptacular cup with spreading rim often inconspicuous. 2 n = 12.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana unspecified picture
Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana unspecified picture

Distribution

Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1212588-2
WFO ID wfo-0000680437
COL ID 5H77D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eschscholzia aliena Eschscholzia arvensis Eschscholzia jonesii Eschscholzia mexicana Eschscholzia nevadensis Eschscholzia parvula Eschscholzia arvensis var. dilatata Eschscholzia arvensis var. orthodichasialis Eschscholzia californica subsp. mexicana Eschscholzia douglasii var. parvula Eschscholzia californica var. mexicana