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''Dendromecon harfordii'', known by the common names Channel Islands tree poppy and Harford's tree poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family.
It was formerly treated as subspecies of the related species ''
Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Dendromecon harfordii''''Dendromecon harfordii'' - U.C. Photo Gallery
Papaveroideae Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Garden plants of North America Drought-tolerant plants Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Papaveraceae-stub
Dendromecon rigida
''Dendromecon rigida'', also called bush poppy or tree poppy, is a shrub or small tree of the Papaveraceae native to California and Baja California.
Distribution and habitat
''Dendromecon rigida'' occurs in Northern California in the foothills o ...
'', and had the botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the ''International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants'' (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or cultivar group, Group epithets must conform t ...
''Dendromecon rigida'' subsp. ''harfordii''.
Distribution
The plant isendemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to San Clemente Island
San Clemente Island (Tongva: ''Kinkipar''; Spanish: ''Isla de San Clemente'') is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California. It is owned and operated by the United States Navy, and is a part of Los Angeles County. It is administer ...
, Santa Catalina Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands of California
The Channel Islands () are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California. They define the Santa Barbara Channel between the islands and the California mainland. The ...
.
It is found in California coastal sage and chaparral
The California coastal sage and chaparral () is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion, defined by the World Wildlife Fund, located in southwestern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico). It is part o ...
habitats on the islands.
Description
''Dendromecon harfordii'' is ashrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
or small tree reaching heights between . It has thin branching stems covered sparsely in smooth-edged, oval-shaped leaves 3 to 8 centimeters long.
It bears showy flowers with four bright yellow petals each 2 or 3 centimeters long.
The fruit is a curved, cylindrical capsule over 7 centimeters in length.
Cultivation
''Dendromecon harfordii'' is cultivated as anornamental plant
Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...
, for planting in native plant
In biogeography, a native species is indigenous to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only local natural evolution (though often popularised as "with no human intervention") during history. The term is equi ...
, drought tolerant
In botany, drought tolerance is the ability by which a plant maintains its biomass production during arid or drought conditions. Some plants are naturally adapted to dry conditions'','' surviving with protection mechanisms such as desiccation tole ...
, and wildlife garden
A wildlife garden (or habitat garden or backyard restoration) is an Biophysical environment, environment created with the purpose to serve as a sustainable haven for surrounding wildlife. Wildlife gardens contain a variety of habitats that cater t ...
s, and in natural landscaping
Natural landscaping, also called native gardening, is the use of native plants including trees, shrubs, groundcover, and grasses which are local to the geographic area of the garden.
Benefits
Maintenance
Natural landscaping is adapted to t ...
projects.
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Dendromecon harfordii''
Papaveroideae Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Garden plants of North America Drought-tolerant plants Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Papaveraceae-stub