Papaveraceae

Channel Island poppy

Eschscholzia ramosa (Greene) Greene

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Eschscholzia

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Channel Island poppy (Eschscholzia ramosa) — FlowerPhoto: Aaron Kreisberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Channel Island poppy

Synonyms

Eschscholzia crossophylla Greene
Eschscholzia elegans var. ramosa Greene
Eschscholzia ramosa var. trichophylla (Greene) Fedde
Eschscholzia trichophylla Greene
Eschscholzia wrigleyana Millsp. & Nutt.

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Aaron Kreisberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Wainwright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Thibaud Aronson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Casey H. Richart, CC BY 4.0, 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.