Golden poppy

''Eschscholzia californica'', the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or 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 . It is also used as food or a garnish. It became the official state flower of California in 1903.