Frying pans (flower) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Frying pans (flower) |
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Eschscholzia
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lobbii
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The Eschscholzia lobbii is a type of poppy plant. It is better known by its fun common name, frying pans. This small plant is special because it grows only in California, especially in the Central Valley and the nearby Sierra Nevada foothills.
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About the Frying Pans Plant
The frying pans plant is a small annual herb. This means it grows from a seed, flowers, produces new seeds, and then dies all within one year. It starts from a group of leaves that look like they are divided into many small, pointed parts.
What Does It Look Like?
The plant grows straight stalks that can be up to 15 centimeters (about 6 inches) tall. Each stalk has just one poppy flower on top. The petals of the flower are usually about one centimeter long. They are bright yellow, sometimes with a hint of orange.
After the flower blooms, it forms a fruit called a capsule. This capsule is like a small pod, about 3 to 7 centimeters long. Inside, it holds many tiny brown seeds.
Where Does It Grow?
Frying pans plants love to grow in specific places in California. You can often find them near vernal pools. These are special puddles or ponds that fill up with water in the winter and spring, then dry out in the summer. The plant is well-suited to these changing conditions.
Who Was William Lobb?
The scientific name of the plant, Eschscholzia lobbii, honors a person. It was named after William Lobb, who lived from 1809 to 1864. William Lobb was an English plant collector. He traveled to many places, including California, to find and collect new types of plants. Many plants are named after the people who first discovered or studied them.
