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