Eschscholzia californica
California poppy
Description
Eschscholzia californica, commonly known as California poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family. It is native to California but also found in other parts of North America and Europe. It is an annual plant that grows up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall and 6 inches (15 cm) wide. The plant has gray-green, finely divided leaves and cup-shaped flowers that can be yellow, orange, or red.
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super division
Angiospermae
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Eschscholzia
Title
Eschscholzia californica