Common name: California Poppy, Californian Poppy, Golden Poppy, California Sunlight, Cup of Gold
Eschscholzia californica Cham. APNI* 
Description: Erect annual to c. 50 cm high.
Leaves 3-pinnatisect into linear lobes 2–4 mm wide, radical leaves to 15 cm long; petiole c. twice as long as the lamina.
Pedicels 10–15 mm long. Petals yellow to bright orange (to red), to 3 (-6) cm long.
Capsule 6–9 cm long, 4–5 mm diam.
Flowering: spring – autumn.
Distribution and occurrence: widely cultivated (including various cultivars), sometimes naturalised. Native of America, Europe.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *CT, *ST, *NWS, *CWS, *SWS, *SWP
Other Australian states: *Qld *Vic. *Tas. *S.A. *W.A.
Official state flower of California, U.S.A. Parts of the plant have been used medicinally, cosmetically and in cooking.
Text by S.W.L. Jacobs, Flora of NSW 1 (1990); updated April 2017 (PGK)
Taxon concept: Australian Plant Census (accessed April 2017)
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