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California's major industries are agriculture, construction, finance, technology, and a favorite to most, film production. California is very famous for film production from the ever-so-famous Jaws to King Richard. The film business is extremely important to California because it pumps tens of billions of dollars and directly employs several hundred thousand people.

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California is home to some of the most diverse and amazing wildlife in the United States. It is home to so many animals but atop the food chain could be the Coyote. California is home to a population of 250,000 to 750,000 of them! Another very interesting animal is the Bighorn Sheep. Did you know their horns are called curls and can weigh up to 30 pounds!

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Tom Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars around the world. Movies include Elvis, Forrest Gump, Big, A Man Called Otto, and many more. Little known fact that Tom Hanks is an avid typewriter collector.

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The state slogan of California is eureka, which means, " I have found it." These famous words were supposed to be uttered by the ancient greek scientist Archimedes.

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The California Quail is a prized game bird and can be seen all across California. This Bird is found in various well-wooded suburban areas and some city parks. They travel in coveys until spring when they pair off for the breeding season.

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The California Poppy has been the state flower since March 2, 1903. The plant's bright orange flowers are a large symbol of the Golden State. Perhaps viewed as a floral representation of, "Fields of Gold," sought during the Gold Rush.

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About California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) 69 Nurseries Carry This Plant
The California poppy is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California, extending to Oregon, southern Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and in Mexico in Sonora and northwest Baja California. It can grow 5-60 centimeters tall, with alternately branching waxy pale blue-green foliage. The leaves are divided into round, lobed segments. The flowers are solitary on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals, each petal 2-6 centimeters long and broad; their color ranges from yellow (particularly in southern california) to orange, and flowering is from February to September. The petals close at night or in cold, windy weather and open again the following morning, although they may remain closed in cloudy weather. The fruit is a slender capsule 3-9 centimeters long, which splits in two to release the numerous small black or dark brown seeds. It is perennial in mild parts of its native range, and annual in harsher colder and hotter climates.

It was selected as the state flower by the California State Floral Society in December 1890, winning out over the Mariposa lily (genus Calochortus) and the Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) by a landslide, but the state legislature did not make the selection official until 1903. Its golden blooms were deemed a fitting symbol for the Golden State.

E. californica is tough, fast growing, drought-tolerant, self-seeding, and easy to grow in gardens. It is best grown as an annual, in full sun, but it will tolerate part shade. It prefers well draining, sandy, often poor soils.

Leaves and roots are rumored to have a sedative effect

Plant Description

0.16 - 2 ft tall
1 - 2 ft wide

Wildlife Supported

Landscaping Information

Easily grown from seed, and readily reseeds. Can be invasive. For propagating by seed: No treatment. Seeds can be hand collected from the seed pods the plant produces after the flower's petals fall off. The seeds are ready to take when the pods become dry and brown. This plant propagates itself by the design of the seed pods which burst open with a impressive amount of force. To plant yourself-simply take the seeds and throw them in the desired area and allow the rains to water them. Do not cover with soil or mulch. Watering is helpful until plants are established.

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Natural Setting

Alternative Names

Common Names: California Goldenpoppy

Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

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About California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) 69 Nurseries Carry This Plant The California poppy is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) altitude in the western United States throughout California, extending to Oregon, southern Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and in Mexico in Sonora and northwest Baja California.

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Unlike most states. California has not 1, but 2 state trees. The Giant Sequoia and the Coast Redwood. Sequoia National Park is home to these staggering trees that can grow up to 300 feet high. On September 25, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation establishing Sequoia National Park as the second National Park.

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Photographing Biggest Trees & Redwoods, Old Growth Sequoia Coast Redwood

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Like Florida is the "Sunshine State," California is the Golden State." It is named this because even before the Gold Rush, California had always partially been associated with gold. James W. Marshall saw the first sight of gold in California on January 24, 1848.

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The Bear on the Flag of California is actually named Monarch. No Joke. The Flag's official name is The Bear Flag.