Coastal Prairie Plants - Golden Gate National Recreation Area

This field guide shows some of the common coastal prairie plants found in GOGA.

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica (California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold) is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico, and the official state flower of California.

California buttercup

Ranunculus californicus, the California buttercup, is a flowering plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a native of California, where it is common in many habitats, including chaparral and woodlands.

Edited by Gwen Landis, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)