Eschscholzia

Eschscholzia
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Subfamily: Papaveroideae
Tribe: Eschscholzieae
Genus: Eschscholzia
Cham.
Type species
Eschscholzia californica
Species

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Eschscholzia /ɛˈʃɒltsiə/[1] is a genus of 12 annual or perennial plants in the Papaveraceae (poppy) family. The genus was named after the Baltic German/Imperial Russian botanist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793–1831). All species are native to Mexico or the southern United States.

  1. ^ "eschscholtzia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

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