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“The work load increased the second year, which made the class more difficult than expected, but we all made it through.”
Kayt Racz, Communication Studies
Eschscholzia californica
Papaveraceae
Height: Up to 12"
Leaves: 2" long and bluish green. Leaves are at the base of the stem and alternately arraigned. They have margins like a fern.
Flowers/Fruit: In bloom February to May. The flowers are orange and 1 1/2" wide. They have 4 petals forming a cup on a single stalk. Bloom in dense clusters. The seed capsule is 4" long.
Form/Habitat: Below 4,500'. Found on slopes, plains and mesas of creosote communities.
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