Papaveraceae

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica Cham.

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Eschscholzia

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California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) — FlowerPhoto: Annette Herz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (33)

Arabic: خشخاش كاليفورنيا
Armenian: Կալիֆոռնիական Էշոլցիա
arz: خشخاش كاليفورنيا
Azerbaijani: Kaliforniya eşşolsiyası
Belarusian: Эшольцыя каліфарнійская
Cantonese: 加州罌粟
Catalan: Rosella de Califòrnia
Chinese: 花菱草, 金英花, 人参花, 加州罌粟
Czech: Sluncovka kalifornská
Dutch: Slaapmutsje
English: California poppy, California sunlight, California-poppy
Estonian: Kalifornia läänemagun
Finnish: Kaliforniantuliunikko, Tuliunikko
French: Pavot de Californie, Escholtzia, Escholtzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica, Pavot d'Amérique
German: Kalifornischer Mohn, Goldmohn, Kalifornischer Kappenmohn, Schlafmützchen, Escholzia californica, Gelber Mohn, Gold-Mohn, Kalifornischer Goldmohn
Hebrew: פרג קליפורניה
hsb: Złoty mak
Hungarian: Kaliforniai kakukkmák
Japanese: ハナビシソウ, ハナビシソウ属
lah: کیلیفورنیا پوپی
Norwegian Bokmål: Kaliforniavalmue
Occitan: Rosèla de Califòrnia
Persian: خشخاش کالیفرنیایی
Polish: Pozłotka kalifornijska, Eszolcja kalifornijska
Romanian: Mac californian
Russian: Эшшольция калифорнийская, Калифорнийский мак
Slovenian: Kalifornijski mak
Spanish: Amapola de California, Escholtzia, Eschsoltzia californica, Rasete
Swedish: Sömntuta
Turkish: Kaliforniya gelinciği
Ukrainian: Ешольція каліфорнійська
Welsh: Pabi Califfornia
Yiddish: קאליפארניער מאנרענדל

Synonyms

Chelidonium multifidum Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Chryseis caespitosa Torr. & A.Gray
Chryseis californica (Cham.) Lindl.
Chryseis compacta Lindl.
Chryseis crocea Lindl.
Chryseis douglasii Hook. & Arn. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Chryseis hypecoides Torr. & A.Gray
Chryseis tenuifolia Torr. & A.Gray
Eschscholzia absinthiifolia Greene
Eschscholzia ambigua Greene
Eschscholzia angularis Greene
Eschscholzia apiculata Greene
Eschscholzia benedicta Greene
Eschscholzia bernardina Greene
Eschscholzia bernardina var. coarctata Fedde
Eschscholzia biolettii Greene
Eschscholzia brandegeei Greene
Eschscholzia californica var. ambigua (Greene) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. californica
Eschscholzia californica var. compacta (Lindl.) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. crocea (Benth.) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. douglasii (Hook. & Arn. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. luxurians Fedde
Eschscholzia californica var. maritima (Greene) Jeps.
Eschscholzia californica var. peninsularis (Greene) Munz
Eschscholzia californica var. stricta (Greene) Jeps.
Eschscholzia calosperma Greene
Eschscholzia chartacea Fedde
Eschscholzia clevelandi Greene
Eschscholzia cognata Greene
Eschscholzia columbiana Greene
Eschscholzia compacta (Lindl.) Walp.
Eschscholzia confinis Greene
Eschscholzia crocea Benth.
Eschscholzia crocea var. apiifolia Greene
Eschscholzia crocea var. longissima Greene
Eschscholzia crocea var. rosea (J.J.Veitch) J.Vick
Eschscholzia crocea var. sanctarum (Greene) Fedde
Eschscholzia cucullata Greene
Eschscholzia cyathifera Greene

and 59 more.

Flowers

In flower: February to June (from 12,491 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: orange (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Annette Herz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kaldari, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Al Kordesch, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.