California poppy

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/california-poppy

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Eschscholzia californica
2. What is the native range?California, Oregon, Washington, and Baja California, Mexico
3. Where does the California poppy grow?It likes sunny places with good drainage, such as hills, grasslands, and coastal scrub in California, Oregon, Washington, and Mexico.
4. Why is the California poppy the state flower?Because its bright orange color and many flowers made people think of California’s sunny skies, so in 1903 it was chosen as the state flower.

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