| Eschscholzia | |
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| California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Eschscholzieae |
| Genus: | Eschscholzia Cham. |
| Type species | |
| Eschscholzia californica | |
| Species | |
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Eschscholzia /ɛˈʃɒltsiə/[1] is a genus of 12 annual or perennial plants in the Papaveraceae (poppy) family. The genus was named after the Baltic German/Imperial Russian botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793–1831). All species are native to Mexico or the southern United States.
- ^ "eschscholtzia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)