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California State Flower

California State Flower

California 'Golden' Poppy (common name)
Eschscholtzia californica
 (scientific name)

Overview

California Indians cherished this ubiquitous, vibrantly yellow-orange poppy as both a source of food and for oil, which they extracted from the plant. The California poppy can grow 5–60 cm tall, and the blue-green leaves are divided into round, lobed segments. The four-petaled flowers are solitary on long stems, with each petal about 2–6 cm long and broad. Flowering occurs from February to September. Its scientific name, Eschsholtzia californica, was given by Adelbert Von Chamisso, a naturalist and member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, who dropped anchor in San Francisco in 1816 in a bay surrounded by hills of the golden flowers. Also sometimes known as the flame flower, La Amapola, and Copa de Oro ("cup of gold"), the poppy grows wild throughout California. It became the state flower in 1903. April 6 is designated as California Poppy Day, and since 1996, May 13–18 has been Poppy Week in the state.

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STATUS
Official
PHYSICAL DETAILS
Duration: Annual, perennial
Plant: Fern-like leaves with single flowers on a long stalk
Mature Height: 12–18 in (30.5–45.7 cm)
Flowering: Feb.–Sep.
Flowers: 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) across, with four wide fan-shaped petals, many stamens
Flower Color: Orange
Leaves: 3/4–4 in (3–10 cm) long divided into narrow segments on long stalks
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
HABITAT
Location: open areas, on grassy or sandy slopes
Range: Southern California to southern Washington, east to Texas
TRIVIA
  • California poppies require full sun and good drainage to flourish, so are particularly well suited to rock gardens and dry, sandy soils.

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State Flower
California Poppies
State Flower
Field of California Poppies
State Flower
California Poppy Close-up
State Flower
California Poppy Seeds

CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magoliopsida
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Papaveraceae
Genus:Eschscholzia
Species:E. californica
Author: World Trade Press

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