Eschscholzia glyptosperma
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Eschscholzia glyptosperma is a species of poppy
known by the common names desert poppy, desert goldenpoppy, and Mojave poppy.
It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States. This is an annual herb growing from a basal patch of leaves divided into pointed segments. It produces erect stems up to about 25 centimeters in height, each bearing a single flower. The poppy flower is bright yellow with petals one to two and a half centimeters long. The fruit is a capsule 4 to 7 centimeters long filled with tiny rounded brown seeds.
Poppy
A poppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime....
known by the common names desert poppy, desert goldenpoppy, and Mojave poppy.
It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States. This is an annual herb growing from a basal patch of leaves divided into pointed segments. It produces erect stems up to about 25 centimeters in height, each bearing a single flower. The poppy flower is bright yellow with petals one to two and a half centimeters long. The fruit is a capsule 4 to 7 centimeters long filled with tiny rounded brown seeds.