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California Poppy (Eshscholzia californica)

Photographed the California Poppy in one of the Flower Gardens located in the Gillies Lake Conservation Area located in Timmins in the Township of Tisdale in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada.

 

Eschscholzia californica the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveracea, native to the United States and Mexico. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant flowering in summer (spring in southern Australia), with showy cup-shaped flowers in brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow(occasionally pink and white). It is also used as food or a garnish. It became the official state flower of California in 1903.

 

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Uploaded on October 5, 2023
Taken on September 26, 2023