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The California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a popular garden flower of the family Papaveraceae. It is native to California and the southwestern United States. It was named by the German romantic poet and explorer Adelbert von Chamisso after his friend and colleague on the Otto von Kotzebue scientific expedition to California in the early 19th century, the Baltic German Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz.

Each plant will branch into many stems, each with a single, four-petaled yellow or orange bloom about 2 inches wide. It is drought tolerant and easy to grow; seeds and seedlings are sold commercially in other places with suitable climate, such as parts of AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count. It readily naturalizes (reseeds).

Horticulturalists have produced strains with various other colors and blossom and stem forms. These typically do not breed true on reseeding.

This plant is the State flower of California, where it may readily be seen in the spring and early summer in many parts of the state.

A common myth is that it is illegal to cut or otherwise damage California poppies just because it is the state flower. There is no such law. There is a state law that makes it a misdemeanor to cut or remove any flower, tree, shrub or other plant growing on state or county highways (with an exception for authorized government employees and contractors).

Poppy seeds are often used in salads or on baked goods. Poppy seed pollen was once used cosmetically by Native Americans.

The Antelope Valley California Poppy ReserveThe Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a California wildlife reserve located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. Constitutionally, it is a state park. Its namesake is the state flower, the California Poppy is located in northern Los Angeles County, CaliforniaLos Angeles County is a county with 9,802,800 residents ( as of 2001), the most populous county in California and in the entire United States. The county seat is the city of Los Angeles. The county is home to 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated. At the peak of their blooming season orange petals seem to cover all 1,745 acres (7 km²) of the reserve.

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