Taxonomy Eschscholzia californica

e. californica subsp. mexicana, mexican gold poppy, maricopa county, arizona

eschscholzia californica first named species of genus eschscholzia, named german botanist adelbert von chamisso after baltic german botanist johann friedrich von eschscholtz, friend , colleague on otto von kotzebue’s scientific expedition california , greater pacific circa 1810 aboard russian ship rurik.

maritime poppies, e. californica subsp. californica var. maritima (e. l. greene) jeps., cambria, california.

california poppy highly variable, on 90 synonyms. botanists accept 2 subspecies — 1 4 varieties (e.g., leger , rice, 2003) — though others not recognize them distinct (e.g., jepson 1993):

e. californica subsp. californica, native california, baja california, , oregon, planted ornamental, , invasive elsewhere (see below).

e. californica subsp. californica var. californica, found along coast san francisco peninsula north. perennial , prostrate, yellow flowers.
e. californica subsp. californica var. maritima (e. l. greene) jeps., found along coast monterey south san miguel island. perennial, long-lived, glaucous, short in stature, , have extremely prostrate growth , yellow flowers.
e. californica subsp. californica var. crocea (benth.) jeps., grows in non-arid inland regions. perennial, taller, , have orange flowers.
e. california subsp. californica var. peninsularis (e. l. greene) munz, annual or facultative annual growing in arid inland environments.


e. californica subsp. mexicana (e. l. greene) c. clark, mexican gold poppy, found in sonoran desert. authorities refer e. mexicana.




^ eschscholzia mexicana @ arizona state university