Eschscholzia lemmonii subsp. kernensis

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Tejon poppy

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 1.6–1.8 mm
  • Width 0.8–1.1 mm
  • Thickness 0.8–1.1 mm

Color

Black with white reticulations

Texture

Various degrees of reticulations

Other structures

RapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
-like ridge from the base to the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.

Identification notes

This subspecies is not as globose as others of the same species.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Papaveraceae

Valid name

Eschscholzia lemmonii subsp. kernensis (Munz) C. Clark

Synonyms

Eschscholzia caespitosa Benth. ssp. kernensis Munz

 Eschscholzia lemmonii  ssp.  kernensis.  Seeds with a raphe-like ridge from the base to the apex.
Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis. Seeds with a raphe-like ridge from the base to the apex.