Papaveraceae

Eschscholzia Cham.

First published in C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck, Horae Phys. Berol.: 73 (1820)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. U.S.A. to NW. Mexico.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington

Introduced into:

Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Korea, Madeira, Magadan, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Peru, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Türkiye, Victoria, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS Genera starting with letter E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0