California Poppy

• Scientific name: Eschscholzia californica
  
• Clade: Vascular, Seed producing, Angiosperm, Dicot
  
• Data collected: 4/23/11
  
• Location collected: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens (UCLA)
  
• Habitat: It grows best in full sun and well-drained soil. In addition, it is drought-tolerant and self-seeding. 
  

• Nativity: California
  
• Special notes: Since it is the official state flower of California, people think that the cutting or damaging of the California poppy is illegal. Although this is not true, but it is a misdemeanor to cut or remove any plant growing on state or county highways or public lands without permission from government employees and contractors.
  
• Resources:
  

1. Wikipedia 
2. USDA – Plant Data base 
   
3. Aboca