Eschscholzia californica Cham., 1820 45% complete

California-poppy

C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Horae Phys. Berol.: 74 (1820)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Eschscholzia californica, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced16 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded10 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Cham. No source recorded
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Bibliography C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Horae Phys. Berol.: 74 (1820) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1820 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name California-poppy No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations W. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 16 cm
  • 16 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 25 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 249, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
Sourced
Biological type therophyte Sourced
Flower color orange, yellow Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth form Single Crown
  • Single Crown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Maximum height 48 cm
  • 47.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 249, 251, 500, 564, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun Sourced
Duration annual, biennial, perennial
  • annual, biennial, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 28, 92, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.8
  • pH 5.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record