Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Eschscholzia is a genus of flowering plants in the Papaveraceae (poppy) family. The genus was named after the botanist Dr. J.F.v.Eschscholtz. Many of the plants in this genus feature showy four-petaled yellow or orange blossoms and are widely cultivated. The best-known is the California Poppy (E. californica); others include E. caespitosa and E. mexicana. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.