About Eschscholzia lemmonii Greene
Eschscholzia lemmonii is a poppy species commonly called Lemmon's poppy. This species is endemic to California, and occurs in the Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, and Transverse Ranges. One of its subspecies, Eschscholzia lemmonii ssp. kernensis, commonly known as the Tejon poppy, grows only in the mountains of Kern County surrounding the Grapevine. This wildflower is an annual herb that grows from a cluster of segmented leaves composed of round-edged leaflets. It produces erect stalks that reach up to 30 centimeters in height, which bear orange or dark yellow poppy flowers. Its fruit is a capsule between 3 and 7 centimeters long, that holds tiny brown netted seeds.
