Eschscholzia glyptosperma Greene

Desert poppy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Eschscholzia

Characteristics

Plants annual, scapose, erect, 5-25 cm, glabrous, sometimes glaucous. Leaves basal; blade with ultimate lobes acute. Inflorescences 1-flowered; buds nodding or sometimes erect. Flowers: receptacle conic, cup without spreading free rim; calyx acuminate, glabrous, sometimes glaucous; petals yellow, (10-)12-25 mm. Capsules 4-7 cm. Seeds tan to brown, spheric, 1.2-1.8 mm, minutely pitted. 2 n = 14.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Eschscholzia glyptosperma world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672773-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680493
COL ID 3BH64
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eschscholzia glyptosperma Eschscholzia paupercula