L48 (N), Ak (I), Hi (I), Can (I)PlantaeSpecies

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Cham.

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Papaverales

Family

Papaveraceae

Poppy family

Genus

Eschscholzia

Species

Eschscholzia californica

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Forb/herb

Active Growth

Spring, Summer, Fall

EdibleNo

US Distribution

Found in 31 states

Present

Not Present

Distribution Details

Invasive

Yes

Synonyms

Eschscholzia californica var. peninsularisEschscholzia californica var. croceaEschscholzia californica var. maritimaEschscholzia californica var. douglasiiChryseis caespitosaEschscholzia tenuisectaChryseis compactaEschscholzia junceaEschscholzia strictaChryseis tenuifoliaChelidonium multifidumEschscholzia peninsularisEschscholzia pseudoinflataEschscholzia shastensisEschscholzia yainacensis var. modocensisEschscholzia scariosa var. dichasiophoraEschscholzia angularisEschscholzia xylorrhizaEschscholzia debilisEschscholzia californica var. ambiguaEschscholzia gigasEschscholzia apiculataEschscholzia cucullataEschscholzia leucostictaEschscholzia floribunda var. gracillimaEschscholzia leptandraEschscholzia absinthiifoliaEschscholzia crocea var. longissimaEschscholzia floribundaEschscholzia granulata var. minusculaEschscholzia marcidaEschscholzia rigidaEschscholzia revoluta var. caudatocalyxEschscholzia thermophilaEschscholzia rectaChryseis douglasiiEschscholzia compactaEschscholzia chartaceaEschscholzia bernardinaEschscholzia inflataEschscholzia menziesiana var. nesiacaEschscholzia diversilobaEschscholzia menziesiana var. anemophilaEschscholzia helleriana var. tilingiiEschscholzia maritimaEschscholzia microlobaEschscholzia pictaOmonoia californicaEschscholzia laceraChryseis croceaChryseis hypecoidesEschscholzia scariosaEschscholzia sanctarumEschscholzia menziesiana var. recedensEschscholzia stramineaEschscholzia yainacensisEschscholzia physodesEschscholzia setchelliiEschscholzia ambiguaEschscholzia californica var. strictaEschscholzia confinisEschscholzia californica var. compactaEschscholzia crocea var. sanctarumEschscholzia glaucaEschscholzia leptomitraEschscholzia foeniculaceaEschscholzia crocea var. apiifoliaEschscholzia floribunda var. gorgonicaEschscholzia granulataEschscholzia marcida var. monticolaEschscholzia oreganaEschscholzia robustaEschscholzia vernalisEschscholzia croceaEschscholzia tristisEschscholzia crocea var. roseaEschscholzia revolutaChryseis californicaEschscholzia biolettiiEschscholzia columbianaEschscholzia brandegeeiEschscholzia benedictaEschscholzia isostigmaEschscholzia bernardina var. coarctataEschscholzia eastwoodiaeEschscholzia hellerianaEschscholzia menziesianaEschscholzia calospermaEschscholzia roseaEschscholzia californica var. luxuriansEschscholzia cognataEschscholzia cyathiferaEschscholzia nitrophilaEschscholzia clevelandiEschscholzia menziesiana var. coarctata

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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