Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana

Common Name: Mexican Gold Poppy, Arizona Poppy, California Poppy
Oˊodham Name: Ho:hoĭ ˊeˊes Audio
Group: Forbs － Desert

Description

Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana is one of many species of winter poppy that grows in Arizona. After a wet Fall, this species can form extensive mats of continuous golden color in March and April, interspersed with purple color from Lupine and Owlˊs Clover. This species grows in sandy soils between 1500 and 3500 ft elevation.

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Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Magnoliidae

Order Papaverales

Family Papaveraceae － Poppy family

Genus Eschscholzia Cham. － California poppy

Species Eschscholzia californica Cham. － California poppy

Subspecies Eschscholzia californica Cham. ssp. mexicana (Greene) C. Clark － California poppy

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