Eschscholzia californica

"California Poppy" redirects here. For the album by OPM, see California Poppy (album). For the British speedway team, see California Poppies. For other species in the genus some of which are also popularly called California poppy, see Eschscholzia.

California poppy

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Eschscholzia
Species:
E. californica
Binomial name
Eschscholzia californica

Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant flowering in summer (spring in southern Australia), with showy cup-shaped flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow (occasionally pink and white). It is also used as food or a garnish. It became the official state flower of California in 1903.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".