Papaver californicum

Papaver californicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Papaveroideae
Tribus: Papavereae
Genus: Papaver
Sectio: P. sect. Californicum
Species: Papaver californicum

Name

Papaver californicum A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 22: 313. 1887.

Synonyms

Heterotypic

• Papaver lemmonii Greene, Pittonia 1(11): 168. 1888.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A., 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Boston, MA 22:313. 1887

Additional references

• Flora of North America (2008). 'eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. 2009 Nov 16 [1].

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Papaver californicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 February 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 19. Published online. Accessed: February 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Papaver californicum. Accessed: 19 February 2025.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Papaver californicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 February 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Papaver californicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

• English: fire poppy and western poppy