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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California poppy canonical | 6 |
| Eschscholzia | 2 |
| California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) | 1 |
| California poppy (seasonal) | 1 |
| California poppy fields | 1 |
| Eschscholzia californica | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flowering plant
ⓘ
herbaceous annual ⓘ perennial plant ⓘ wildflower ⓘ |
| attracts |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ |
| binomialName |
California poppy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Eschscholzia californica
|
| bloomSeason |
spring
ⓘ
summer ⓘ |
| climatePreference | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
California poppy
self-link
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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 |
California poppy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ Oregon ⓘ Washington ⓘ Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
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, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| sunRequirement | full sun ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ornamental garden plant
ⓘ
wildflower meadow plant ⓘ |
| waterRequirement | low ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1820s ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
California
this entity surface form:
Eschscholzia
this entity surface form:
Eschscholzia californica
this entity surface form:
Eschscholzia
this entity surface form:
California poppy fields
this entity surface form:
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
this entity surface form:
California poppy (seasonal)