Matilija poppy
Our first giant poppy flower of the year!
According to Calflora,
Matilija poppy is a glabrous, shrubby perennial, heavy branched and woody at the base, growing to 8′ tall.
I wonder what glabrous means? I suppose I should take a botanical terminology class. Or, let me check the wikipedia.
In botany and mycology, glabrous is an adjective used to describe a morphological feature as smooth, glossy, having no trichomes (bristles or hair-like structures), or glaucousness (see also indumentum). No plants have hair, although some structures may resemble it. Glabrous features may be an important means of identifying flora species. Glabrous characteristics of leaves, stems, and fruit are commonly used in plant keys.
Romneya coulteri
