Eschscholzia californica (California
Poppy) Life
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> Family: Papaveraceae Subfamily: Papaveroideae
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Eschscholzia californica in the Golden Gate
Park, San Francisco, California, USA. [photo
H. Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Eschscholzia californica
'Buttermilk' growing in Cape Town garden. [photo
H. Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Eschscholzia californica
'Buttermilk' growing in Cape Town garden. [photo
H. Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Native to the USA and Mexico. It is the official state
flower of California. Cultivated widely, including southern Africa, where it has
become naturalised as a weed.
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