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Eschscholzia parishii, with the common name Parish's poppy, is an annual desert wildflower in the Poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to several North American desert regions. This desert species is related to the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), that's found in Mediterranean climate regions of the state. Eschscholzia parishii is native to the Mojave Desert and the Colorado Desert surrounding the Salton Sea in southern California, and southwards across the Sonoran Desert southwards along the Gulf of California to the vicinity of Bah a de los Angeles, Baja California. To learn more, visit the Jepson Herbarium's YouTube channel and watch a short video about this species:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiHibwJjong

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Yellow

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

2 confirmed and 45 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Dufourea vernalis

Megandrena enceliae

Adela trigrapha

Narrow-legged Miner Bee

Andrena angustitarsata