California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi & more
How to identify California Poppy
Identify California Poppy by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bright orange cup-shaped flowers, finely divided blue-grey leaves (California poppy).
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glaucous.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Solitary.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Papaveraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is California Poppy.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eschscholzia californica
- Genus
- Eschscholzia
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The leaves are alternately divided into round, lobed segments.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlaucousrecordedCoated in a fine waxy bloom, giving a pale blue-grey or silvery look.“California poppy is a perennial or annual plant growing to 5–12 in (13–30 cm) tall with alternately branching glaucous blue-green foliage.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for California Poppy itself; the rest are typical of the Papaveraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
- Flower arrangement
- SolitaryrecordedA single flower borne alone, not in a cluster.“The flowers are solitary on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals, each petal 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.36 in) long and broad;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a slender, dehiscent capsule 3 to 9 cm (1.2 to 3.5 in) long, which splits in two, sometimes explosively with an audible snap, to release numerous small 1.5–1.8 mm (0.0” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for California Poppy itself; the rest are typical of the Papaveraceae family — flowering plants only.
About California Poppy
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a species in the Papaveraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and 2 other states.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
In culture
It is used as an official or regional emblem.
Papaveraceae
Poppy Family
California Poppy belongs to the Papaveraceae family.
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