California Poppy (Eschscholzia Californica)

Date Collected: April 3, 2012
Location Collected: At my aunts house in the Mar Vista area.
Clade: The California Poppies belong to the vascular plants. They are also classified as dicot angiosperms.

Habitat: Grows well in disturbed areas such as roadsides; commonly used for horticultures, revegetation, and the beautification of highways. Easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and self-feeding are its common characteristics.

Nativity: Native to California and Western United States where April 6 marks the celebration of the poppy as the state flower.

 Special notes:  The poppy is usually used as symbols during the remembrance of soldiers who passed away in war fighting to defend their country. In herbal medicine, it is used to counter the effects of anxiety and insomnia commonly seen in drugs and pills.

Resources: http://www.herbco.com/c-213-california-poppy.aspx