California poppy

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Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, golden poppy, Mexican 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, with showy flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow. It is also used as food or a garnish.

• It belongs to the Papaveraceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual, perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 32 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to California, Oregon and Washington. ^NatureServe
• NatureServe lists it as not native to Arizona. ^NatureServe
• In California, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in February–July. ^iNaturalist
• In Arizona, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in January–April. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as orange. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1.2 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 61,113 research-grade sightings of it in California, ranking #1 among the 110 flowers on our California list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 5,901 research-grade sightings of it in Arizona, ranking #14 among the 109 flowers on our Arizona list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 3,467 research-grade sightings of it in Oregon, ranking #44 among the 110 flowers on our Oregon list. ^iNaturalist