Eschscholzia hypecoides is a species of poppy known by the common name San Benito poppy.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Eschscholzia |
| Species: | E. hypecoides
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| Eschscholzia hypecoides | |
Distribution
editThe wildflower is endemic to California where it is mainly limited to the Inner Southern California Coast Ranges, in and around San Benito County. It is a plant of oak woodlands, grassland slopes, and chaparral habitats.
This wildflower was once considered a variety of the endemic tufted poppy (Eschscholzia caespitosa).
Description
editEschscholzia hypecoides is an annual herb with leaves made up of rounded segments and producing fuzzy stems up to 30 centimeters tall.
Atop the thin, erect stems are bright yellow to orange poppy flowers. Each flower has petals one or two centimeters long and sometimes spotted with a darker shade of yellow or orange.
The fruit is a capsule 3 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny netted brown seeds.
References
edit- ^ "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Eschscholzia Cham._ Down one level_USDA NRCS".
- ^ "Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands_Native Seed Network". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
External links
edit- CalFlora Database: Eschscholzia hypecoides (Leafy stemmed Poppy, San Benito poppy)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Eschscholzia hypecoides
- USDA Plants Profile for Eschscholzia hypecoides
- UC Photos gallery — Eschscholzia hypecoides
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