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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 flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange ...
The best-known species is the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), the state flower of California. Eschscholzia caespitosa is very similar to E. californica, but smaller and without a collar below the petals. Another species common in cultivation is Eschscholzia lobbii, which is often sold as Eschscholzia caespitosa.
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Eschscholzia, a genus of poppy, especially the species Eschscholzia californica Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title California poppies .
Southern California black walnut (Juglans californica) California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) Box elder (Acer negundo) Willow (Salix sp.) Grasses/rushes . Sedge (Carex sp.) Spikerush (Eleocharis sp.)
Eschscholzia caespitosa is an annual herb which is quite similar in appearance to its relative, the California poppy. It produces patches of foliage made up of several leaflets per leaf and thin, erect stems up to 30 centimetres (11 + 5 ⁄ 6 in) in height. The poppy flower has orange to yellow petals each 1 to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 centimetres (1 ⁄ 3 ...
Eschscholzia parishii, with the common name Parish's poppy, is an annual desert wildflower in the Poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to several North American desert regions. This desert species is related to the California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica ) , that's found in Mediterranean climate regions of the state.
Eschscholzia elegans is a relative of the California poppy that occurs on Guadalupe and Cedros islands, off the coast of the Baja California peninsula.. Although many of the specimens given its name are actually Eschscholzia ramosa, its type specimen and a few other specimens have very different seeds, and may be more closely related to Eschscholzia palmeri.