The Genus Eschscholzia

California Poppies and Their Relatives

Graphics of California Poppies

The background graphic, by Margaret Warriner Buck, from The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1921, Philopolis Press, San Francisco).

This photo was taken by Jim Freeman (jfree11@ix.netcom.com) with Hi8 video and digitized with a Snappy frame grabber. It has not been enhanced in any way.

Opened capsule of Eschscholzia ramosa, with seeds still clinging to the inside. Photo by Curtis Clark.

Close-up of the flower of Eschscholzia ramosa. Photo by Curtis Clark.