Eschscholzia lemmonii subsp. kernensis

(Munz) C. Clark

Madroño 33: 225. 1986.

Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Eschscholzia caespitosa subsp. kernensis Munz Aliso 4: 90. 1958
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.

Plants erect. Inflorescences: buds generally erect. Flowers: calyx glabrous; petals 20-40 mm. Seeds spheric to ellipsoid.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Mar–May).
Habitat: Open grasslands
Elevation: 500-800 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

This subspecies grows in the southwestern Tehachapi Mountains and in the northern part of the western Transverse Ranges.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
(Munz) C. Clark +
Eschscholzia caespitosa subsp. kernensis +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
500-800 m +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
2-valved +  and capsular +
cylindric +
microscopic +
Open grasslands +
1-flowered +  and cymose +
paniculate +  and racemose +
terminal +  and axillary +
sessile +, petiolate +  and simple +
cauline +  and basal +
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
yellow +, deep +  and orange +
distinct +
obovate +  and obcuneate +
2 times number of sepals +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering spring (Mar–May). +
swollen +  and turbinate +
clear orange +  and colorless +
carunculate +  and arillate +
spheric +  and ellipsoid +
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (?) +
deciduous +
obovate +
Conservation concern +  and Endemic +
12 +  and many +
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
Eschscholzia lemmonii subsp. kernensis +
Eschscholzia lemmonii +
subspecies +
glabrous +  and sparsely pubescent +