Species Details

Eschscholzia androuxii

Joshua Tree poppy

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eschscholzia androuxii Still
Common Name: Joshua Tree poppy
Family:	Papaveraceae
Element Code:	PDPAP0A0E0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.3 on 2014-12-17
Add Date:	2014-12-17
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Feb-May(Jun)

Elevation:
585 - 1685 meters
1920 - 5530 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details: Desert washes

Microhabitat:

Flats
Gravelly
Rocky
Sandy
Slopes
Washes

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by urbanization. Possibly threatened by development, vehicles, and non-native plants. Similar to E. minutiflora sspp.; most often confused with E. glyptosperma and E. parishii. See PhytoKeys 35:45-56 (2014) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Barstow SE (3411771), Catclaw Flat (3411616), Cottonwood Spring (3311567), Desert Hot Springs (3311685), East Deception Canyon (3311683), Indian Cove (3411612), Joshua Tree North (3411623), Joshua Tree South (3411613), Keys View (3311682), Landers (3411634), Malapai Hill (3311681), Morongo Valley (3411615), Myoma (3311673), Porcupine Wash (3311577), Queen Mtn. (3411611), Rimrock (3411625), Washington Wash (3311578), White Water (3311686), Yucca Valley North (3411624), Yucca Valley South (3411614)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2014-12-17