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California Poppies
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California Poppies

 
California Poppies

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Image Type(s): Flora

 

Page By: tarol

Created/Edited: Nov 16, 2006 / Apr 2, 2008

Object ID: 244618

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California Poppies

California poppies became the state flower in 1903. California Indians cherished the poppy as both a source of food and for oil they extracted from the plant. Its botanical name, Eschsholtzia californica, was given by naturalist Adelbert Von Chamisso, who dropped anchor in San Francisco in 1816 in a bay surrounded by hills of poppies. They are also sometimes known as the flame flower, la amapola, and copa de oro (cup of gold). They grow wild throughout most of California but only in huge concentrations in certain areas like the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster.

Poppies are one of my favorite flowers. Feel free to add your own photos taken in California of wild poppies!

External Links

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

Images


Dew on a Foothill Poppy

Dew on a Foothill Poppy

Painted fields

Painted fields

Orange Poppy Patch

Orange Poppy Patch

Antelope Valley in Bloom

Antelope Valley in Bloom

Oaks and California Poppies

Oaks and California Poppies

Sunset in the Preserve

Sunset in the Preserve

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve

Copa de Ora

Copa de Ora

Cluster of Poppies

Cluster of Poppies

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve

California Poppy Preserve

California Poppy Preserve

Fields of gold

Fields of gold

Center of a Poppy

Center of a Poppy

"Poppies will put you to sleep."

"Poppies will put you to sleep."

Dirt road near the CA Poppy Reserve

Dirt road near the CA Poppy Reserve


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AndinoAaaah

Andino

Voted 10/10

Lovely colors !
Refreshing ;o)
Posted Nov 16, 2006 7:24 am

tarolRe: Aaaah

tarol

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Aren't the colors the best part? :)
Posted Nov 16, 2006 2:58 pm

schmid_thWow!

schmid_th

Voted 10/10

Great coulours! Great album! Thanks for adding!
Posted Nov 16, 2006 8:51 am

tarolRe: Wow!

tarol

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You're very welcome!
Posted Nov 16, 2006 2:59 pm

DraggerPoppies --

Dragger

Voted 10/10

Man oh man, I love your Calif. poppy pictures. They always get me high -- just lookin' at 'em! :^)
Posted Nov 16, 2006 7:47 pm

tarolRe: Poppies --

tarol

Hasn't voted

lol, thanks!
Posted Nov 17, 2006 2:43 pm

EricChuAh!

EricChu

Voted 10/10

What a gorgeous, feast-for-the-eye album!!
Cheers,
Eric
Posted Mar 23, 2011 9:12 pm

tarolRe: Ah!

tarol

Hasn't voted

Yes, and they're popping up now everywhere in So Cal :)
Posted Mar 26, 2011 8:50 am

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