Californian Poppy - introduced (*Eschscholzia californica)

Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy family).

Native of California.

Occurrence: An uncommon weed.

Identification:

• the leaves are finely divided into narrow leaflets
• the five petals are bright yellow or orange
• the plant may be erect or scrambling
• the fruit is a narrow, cylindrical capsule.

Notes: A garden escape. It is usually found along roadsides.

Photos 1,2: Downes Rd. 3: Hargraves St. All: Castlemaine.