Dendromecon rigida (Bush Poppy)

 4/30/05 Ranger Peak descending Figueroa Mountain Road to Cachuma Saddle, Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, Santa Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Bush Poppy

SPECIES: Dendromecon rigida

FAMILY: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/30/2005

LOCATION: Ranger Peak descending Figueroa Mountain Road to Cachuma Saddle, Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, Sant Lucia Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Shrub 1–3 m

Leaf 2.5–10 cm, 7–25 mm wide (3–8 X longer than wide), tip acute, margin minutely toothed

Flower: petals 2–3 cm

Fruit 5–10 cm

Seed 2–2.5 mm

Ecology: Dry slopes, washes, especially recent burns

Elevation: < 1800 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s Northwestern California, Cascade Range Foothills, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Central Western California, Southwestern California 

Distribution outside California: n Baja California

Horticultural information: SUN, DRN, DRY: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; CVS.