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Eschscholzia californica Cham.

Californian poppy (Papaveraceae)

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Eschscholzia californica is a normally annual herb, native to the western United States and north-western Mexico, that can be found fairly often in waste ground.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-24

 Californian poppy / Eschscholzia californica: _Eschscholzia californica_ is a normally annual herb, native to the western United States and north-western Mexico, that can be found fairly often in waste ground.

The pink ‘skirt’ at the base of the fruits (remnants of the fused sepals) is characteristic of Eschscholzia.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-03

 Californian poppy / Eschscholzia californica: The pink ‘skirt’ at the base of the fruits (remnants of the fused sepals) is characteristic of _Eschscholzia_.

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