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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies
  6. Poppy Family
  7. Dendromecon
  8. Bush Poppy

species 14,769 observations

Bush Poppy

Dendromecon rigida

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Neoterpes edwardsata 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ornate Checkered Beetle, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Margined Calligrapher, Large-tailed Aphideater 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Oblique Streaktail, Common Grass Skimmer, Peridot Sweat Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee 6

Children

  • Californian Poppy Bush

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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