NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica

California Poppy

A member of the Papaveraceae, the Poppy Family

Flowers and foliage of Eschscholzia californica, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Flowers and foliage.

Along Flagstaff Urban Trail System northwest of Coconino High School, Flagstaff, at ca. 7000 feet elevation.


Probably seeded by city workers or a descendent of seeded plants.

20 May 2003.

 

Flower detail of  Eschscholzia californica, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Flower detail from prior image.

20 May 2003.

 

Habit of Eschscholzia californica, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Habit.

Same plant as in prior images.

20 May 2003.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 22 January 2006; last revised 11 April 2009.

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