''Eschscholzia ramosa'' is a species of poppy known by the common name Channel Islands poppy, or simply island poppy. The plant is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the Channel Islands of California off the

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...

coast (United States), and to

Guadalupe Island Guadalupe Island ( es, Isla Guadalupe, link=no) is a volcanic island located off the western coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and about southwest of the city of Ensenada in the state of Baja California, in the Pacific Ocean. The ...

off the western coast of

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

state (Mexico). It is usually found in

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...

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Description

''Eschscholzia ramosa'' is an annual wildflower growing from a clump of foliage made up of segmented leaves with divided, rounded leaflets. The erect stalks grow up to 30 centimeters tall. They bear poppy flowers with yellow petals one half to two centimeters long, often with orange spots near the bases. The fruit is a capsule 4 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny netted brown seeds. Many of the collections identified as '' Eschscholzia elegans'' are actually ''Eschscholzia ramosa''.

External links

CalFlora Database: (Channel Island poppy, island poppy)Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
ramosa Flora of California Flora of Baja California Flora of Guadalupe Island Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Papaveraceae-stub