Named after Dr. Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1793-1831), a Latvian or Estonian surgeon, entomologist and botanist who came with the Russian expeditions to the Pacific coast in 1816 and 1824
Species
parishii
After brothers Samuel Bonsall Parish (1838-1928) and William Fletcher Parish (1840-1918), both botanical collectors who lived on a ranch in San Bernardino, California and made extensive exploring trips through the mountains and deserts
Desert poppies are widespread in the western Mojave Desert. They are members of
the buttercup family.
Identification: Plants are 1¾-12" (5-30 cm) in
height. Leaves are at the base of the plant, and also along the stems, narrow, and deep green or gray-green. Flowers are yellow, with four petals,
bowl-shaped, about 1-2" (3-6 cm) around, resembling buttercups. Fruits are up to 3" (7.6 cm) long. See also Eschscholzia glyptosperma.
