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Western Poppy (Papaver californicum)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ranunculales

            • Family: Papaveraceae

              • Genus: Papaver