FNA: Dendromecon rigida

	Dendromecon rigida
	bush-poppy, tree poppy
Habit	Shrubs, 1-3 m. Leaves 2.5-10 × 0.7-2.5 cm; blade lanceolate; margins minutely denticulate; apex acute to acuminate.
Flowers	petals 2-3 cm.
Capsules	curved, 5-10 cm.
Seeds	2-2.5 mm.
2n	= 56.

	Dendromecon rigida
Phenology	Flowering spring–early summer (Apr–Jul).
Habitat	Dry slopes, washes, especially in areas of recent burns
Elevation	0–1800 m (0–5900 ft)
Distribution	CA; Mexico (Baja California) [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa	Papaveraceae > Dendromecon
Sibling taxa	D. harfordii
Name authority	Bentham: Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 407. (1835)
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

bush-poppy, tree poppy

Habit

Shrubs, 1-3 m. Leaves 2.5-10 × 0.7-2.5 cm; blade lanceolate; margins minutely denticulate; apex acute to acuminate.

Flowers

petals 2-3 cm.

Capsules

curved, 5-10 cm.

Seeds

2-2.5 mm.

= 56.

Phenology

Flowering spring–early summer (Apr–Jul).

Habitat

Dry slopes, washes, especially in areas of recent burns

Elevation

0–1800 m (0–5900 ft)

Distribution

CA; Mexico (Baja California)

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Name authority

Bentham: Trans. Hort. Soc. London, ser. 2, 1: 407. (1835)

Web links

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