Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 2813, Papaver orientale  
 

 

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If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Papaveraceae Papaver orientale
Photographed 4 September 2022.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Papaveraceae

Papaver orientale L.  Oriental Poppy.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. Bar of abandoned channel of Coal Creek, approximately 1.6 mi. west on CO Highway 72 from CO Highway 93 to Plainview Road, 0.8 mi. generally north on Plainview Road to a high pressure gas line service road, then about 500 m. east northeast. 39.8851°N, 105.2579°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1923 m. Approx. 30 flowering stems, petals bright red with purple spot, stamens dark purple. Also collected in the lower channel: Apocynum ×floribundum, Amorpha fruticosa, Populus angustifolia, and Vitis riparia.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2022, issued: Apr 5, 2022, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 2813. 21-Jun-2022

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