Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

California 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

Globose

Size

Length 1.1–1.8 mm
Width 1.1–1.8 mm
Thickness 1.1–1.8 mm

Color

Brown reticulations; black between reticulations.

Texture

All surfaces are stippled.

Other structures

Seed has a rapheRaphe:
A seam or ridge found on seeds.
-like line from the base to the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
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Identification notes

Occasionally the color can be all white or all brown.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Papaveraceae

Valid name

Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica Cham.

Synonyms

Eschscholzia procera Greene
Eschscholzia californica ssp. mexicana (Greene) C. Clark
Eschscholzia californica var. crocea (Benth.) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. douglasii (Benth.) A. Gray
Eschscholzia californica var. maritima (Greene) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. peninsularis (Greene) Munz

Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica. Seeds with brown reticulations that have black coloring between the reticulations.	Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica. Seeds with stipples.
Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica. Seeds with stipples.	Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica. Seeds with stipples.
Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica. Seeds with a raphe-like line from the base to the apex.