Eschscholzia californica
Species of flowering plant and state flower of California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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.
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.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Eschscholzia |
Species: | E. californica |
Binomial name | |
Eschscholzia californica | |
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