Eschscholzia minutiflora S.Watson

Pygmy poppy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Eschscholzia

Characteristics

Plants annual, caulescent, erect or spreading, 5-35 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; blade grayish or bluish green, glabrous, glaucous; ultimate lobes usually obtuse, terminal broadened at apex. Inflorescences cymose or 1-flowered; buds nodding. Flowers: receptacle obconic, cup without spreading free rim; calyx acuminate, glabrous, sometimes glaucous; petals yellow, sometimes with orange spot at base, 3-26 mm. Capsules 3-6 cm. Seeds brown to black, ellipsoid, 1-1.4 mm, reticulate. 2 n = 12, 24, 36.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.35
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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

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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:672797-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680536
COL ID 3BH6X
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eschscholzia minutiflora Eschscholzia pusilla Eschscholzia rutifolia Eschscholzia tortuosa Eschscholzia micrantha Eschscholzia minuscula Eschscholzia modesta Eschscholzia multicaulis Eschscholzia petrophila Eschscholzia micrantha var. fusigemmata Eschscholzia minutiflora var. darwinensis Eschscholzia minutiflora var. minutiflora Eschscholzia minutiflora var. rutifolia

Lower taxons

Eschscholzia minutiflora subsp. covillei