Papaver californicum A.Gray

Western poppy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Papaver

Characteristics

Plants to 6.5 dm, glabrate or sparsely pilose. Stems simple or branching. Leaves to 15 cm. Inflorescences: peduncle glabrous or sparsely pilose. Flowers: petals light orange or orange-red, with pink-edged, greenish basal spot, to 2.5 cm; anthers yellow; stigmas 4-8(-11), disc conic, usually umbonate. Capsules sessile, ellipsoid to obovoid-turbinate, distinctly ribbed, to 1.8 cm. 2 n = 28.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.65
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

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Distribution

Papaver californicum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:182747-2
WFO ID wfo-0000480287
COL ID 4CJ99
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Papaver californicum Papaver lemmonii