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Eschscholzia is a genus of 12 annual or perennial plants in the Papaveraceae (poppy) family. The genus was named after the Baltic German/Imperial Russian botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793–1831). All species are native to Mexico or the southern United States.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRanunculales
  5. FamilyPapaveraceae
Observations recorded139,657

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
296
With media
230
Family
Papaveraceae
Collections
IBUNAM, MICH, UNLV, NY, ASU, MO
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

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California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) - 22.jpg
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taxon common name
花菱草属
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Eschscholzia is a genus of 12 annual or perennial plants in the Papaveraceae (poppy) family. The genus was named after the Baltic German/Imperial Russian botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793–1831). All species are native to Mexico or the southern United States.

==Description== Leaves are deeply cut, glabrous and glaucous, mostly basal, though a few grow on the stem.

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