| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Arctomecon californica Torr. & Frém. |
| Bibliography | Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts. [J.C.Frémont] 2: 312 (1845) |
| Native Range | s. Nevada to sw. Utah |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-1000m |
| Description | leaves bluish, long sericeous-hirsute, flowers in cyme, in bud pendent, flowers 5-8cm in diam., leaves long petiolate, obovate, apically dentate |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |