It is endemic to California, where it is found in Central Western California and Southwestern California.[1] It grows in chaparral, oak woodlands, and other habitats, often in places that have recently burned.
Papaver californicum is an annual herb that grows a hairy to hairless stem which may exceed half a meter in height.
The flower atop the mostly naked stem usually has four petals one or two centimeters long that are orange in color with green bases. Petals of the similar wind poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla) have purple bases.[2]
The flowers last only a few days at most. The seeds, once scattered, can lie dormant for years; smoke acts as a trigger for them to germinate.[3]
TaxonomyEdit
Papaver californicum is the only species in the sectionPapaver sect. Californicum.[4]
^Beidleman, Linda, and Eugene Kozloff. Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey, Revised Edition. 1st ed. University of California Press, 2003. Print.
^Gammon, Katherine (23 April 2019). "Fire Poppies: Rare Golden Flowers Rise from the Ashes in California". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^James C. Carolan; Ingrid L. I. Hook; Mark W. Chase; Joachim W. Kadereit; Trevor R. Hodkinson (2006). "Phylogenetics of Papaver and related genera based on DNA sequences from ITS nuclear ribosomal DNA and plastid trnL intron and trnL–F intergenic spacers". Annals of Botany. 98 (1): 141–155. doi:10.1093/aob/mcl079. PMC2803553. PMID 16675606.
External linksEdit
Jepson Manual Treatment: Papaver californicum
USDA Plants Profile: Papaver californicum
Flora of North America
Papaver californicum — U.C. Photo gallery
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papaver, californicum, species, poppy, known, common, names, fire, poppy, western, poppy, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsorder, ranunculalesfamily, papaveraceaegenus, papaversection, papaver, sect. Papaver californicum is a species of poppy known by the common names fire poppy and western poppy Papaver californicumScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsOrder RanunculalesFamily PapaveraceaeGenus PapaverSection Papaver sect CalifornicumKadereitSpecies P californicumBinomial namePapaver californicumA GrayIt is endemic to California where it is found in Central Western California and Southwestern California 1 It grows in chaparral oak woodlands and other habitats often in places that have recently burned Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditPapaver californicum is an annual herb that grows a hairy to hairless stem which may exceed half a meter in height The flower atop the mostly naked stem usually has four petals one or two centimeters long that are orange in color with green bases Petals of the similar wind poppy Stylomecon heterophylla have purple bases 2 The flowers last only a few days at most The seeds once scattered can lie dormant for years smoke acts as a trigger for them to germinate 3 Taxonomy EditPapaver californicum is the only species in the section Papaver sect Californicum 4 See also EditCalifornia chaparral and woodlands Flora of the California chaparral and woodlandsReferences Edit Jepson Beidleman Linda and Eugene Kozloff Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region Mendocino to Monterey Revised Edition 1st ed University of California Press 2003 Print Gammon Katherine 23 April 2019 Fire Poppies Rare Golden Flowers Rise from the Ashes in California The Guardian Retrieved 25 April 2019 James C Carolan Ingrid L I Hook Mark W Chase Joachim W Kadereit Trevor R Hodkinson 2006 Phylogenetics of Papaver and related genera based on DNA sequences from ITS nuclear ribosomal DNA and plastid trnL intron and trnL F intergenic spacers Annals of Botany 98 1 141 155 doi 10 1093 aob mcl079 PMC 2803553 PMID 16675606 External links EditJepson Manual Treatment Papaver californicum USDA Plants Profile Papaver californicum Flora of North America Papaver californicum U C Photo gallery nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Papaver californicum nbsp This Ranunculales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Papaver californicum amp oldid 1094312305, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
