Papaveraceae

Lemmon's poppy

Eschscholzia lemmonii Greene

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Eschscholzia

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Lemmon's poppy (Eschscholzia lemmonii) — FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Lemmon's poppy
Russian: Эшшольция Леммона

Synonyms

Eschscholzia alcicornis Greene
Eschscholzia asprella Greene
Eschscholzia delitescens Greene ex Fedde
Eschscholzia eximia Greene
Eschscholzia lemmonii subsp. lemmonii
Eschscholzia lemmonii var. asprella (Greene) Jeps.
Eschscholzia lemmonii var. cuspidata Greene
Eschscholzia lemmonii var. laxa Greene
Eschscholzia urceolata Eastw.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Russ Namitz, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kyle Elshoff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Woodward, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kristen Nelson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.