California poppy

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The California poppy is a brightly colored, orange-gold wildflower native to western North America, widely recognized for its silky petals and drought tolerance.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant
herbaceous annual
perennial plant
wildflower
attracts bees
butterflies
binomialName Eschscholzia californica
bloomSeason spring
summer
climatePreference Mediterranean climate
commonName California poppy
California poppy flower
California sunlight
cup of gold
golden poppy
culturalSignificance symbol of California’s natural beauty
describedBy Adelbert von Chamisso
designatedStateFlowerYear 1903
droughtTolerance high
family Papaveraceae
flowerColor cream
golden yellow
orange
red
flowerOpeningBehavior flowers close at night
flowers close in cold or cloudy weather
flowerStructure four-petaled flowers
genus Eschscholzia
growthForm rosette-forming herb
habitat disturbed soils
grasslands
open slopes
roadsides
hardiness tolerant of drought
tolerant of poor soils
kingdom Plantae
leafType blue-green foliage
finely divided
legalStatusInCalifornia protected from unauthorized picking on public lands
nativeRegion western North America
nativeTo Arizona
Baja California
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
northwestern Mexico
order Ranunculales
originOfName named after California
petalTexture silky
plantHeight about 13–150 cm
pollination insect-pollinated
reproduction self-seeding
seedDispersal dehiscent seed pods
stateFlowerOf California
sunRequirement full sun
taxonRank species
usedAs ornamental garden plant
wildflower meadow plant
waterRequirement low
yearDescribed 1820s

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