| Papaver californicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Papaver |
| Section: | Papaver sect. Californicum Kadereit |
| Species: | P. californicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Papaver californicum | |
Papaver californicum is a species of poppy known by the common names fire poppy and western poppy.
It is endemic to California, where it is found in Central Western California and Southwestern California.[1] It grows in chaparral, oak woodlands, and other habitats, often in places that have recently burned.