| Eschscholzia ramosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Eschscholzia |
| Species: | E. ramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eschscholzia ramosa Greene |
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Eschscholzia ramosa is a species of poppy known by the common name Channel Islands poppy, or simply island poppy.
It is known only from the Channel Islands of California (United States) and Guadalupe Island of Baja California (Mexico). It is usually found in chaparral. This wildflower is an annual herb growing from a clump of foliage made up of segmented leaves with divided, rounded leaflets. The erect stalks grow up to 30 centimeters tall. They bear poppy flowers with yellow petals one half to two centimeters long, often with orange spots near the bases. The fruit is a capsule 4 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny netted brown seeds.
Many of the collections identified as Eschscholzia elegans are actually E. ramosa.