Latin name: Dendromecon rigida Benth.
Pronunciation: den-dro-MEE-kon RIJ-i-da
Common name: Bush poppy
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Habitat: Common shrub on dry slopes and stony washes to about 5000' in cismontane southern to central California
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Dendromecon 2) rigida
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