species 1,190 observations
Mojave Poppy
Eschscholzia glyptosperma
Field notes
Eschscholzia glyptosperma is a species of poppy known by the common names desert gold poppy, desert golden poppy, and Mojave poppy.
It is native to the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Deserts of the Southwestern United States, in California, southern Nevada, western Arizona, and southwestern Utah. It is found in desert washes, flats, and slopes, at elevations of 30–1,600 metres (98–5,249 ft).
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Red-tailed Micro-Shortface, California Poppy Fairy Bee
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeodera labyrinthica
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Western Calligrapher, Forked Globetail, Large-tailed Aphideater, Margined Calligrapher
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ornate Checkered Beetle, Schizopus laetus, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.