Eschscholzia californica var. mexicana (Greene) N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren

PAPAVERACEAE OF ARIZONA
Eschscholtzia californica Cham.
MARICOPA COUNTY. South Mountains, South
Mountain Park, Ma Ha Tauk range, 3rd switch-
back from crest, ca 1 mi up trail from east
Alta Trail trailhead, T1S R2E Section 13
SW1/4, 2150 feet.
East-facing open slope, with Larrea divaricata,
Carnegiea, Fouquieria splendens, Encelia farino-
sa, Opuntia acanthocarpa, Aristida, Phacelia,
Fagonia laevis, Eriogonum inf latum, Opuntia
bigelovii, Mammillaria microcarpa, Ferocactus
cylindraceus, Camissonia californica, Lepidium,
Perityle emoryi, Chorizanthe brevicornu, Hibis-
cus denudatus, Lycium berlandieri, Echinocer-
eus engelmannii, Lupinus sparsiflorus, Esch-
scholtzia, Cercidium microphyllum. Frequent
attractive annual, flowers yellow-orange.
Julie Ramsden,
Wendy Hodgson 6138	7 April 1991
Herbarium of Desert Botanical Garden (DES)
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