Eschscholzia lemmonii subsp. lemmonii

Plants spreading or erect. Inflorescences: buds nodding. Flowers: calyx generally pubescent; petals 15-40 mm. Seeds ellipsoid.

Flowering spring (Mar-May). Open grasslands; 200-1000 m; Calif.

This subspecies grows in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, the western Tehachapi Mountains, the eastern Outer South Coast Ranges, and the Inner South Coast Ranges.