Mexican Gold Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Creamcups
Platystemon californicus
The Sonoran Desert subspecies is smaller than California and is an annual herb of spring time in the Sonoran Desert. Present only in wet years when they can cover vast hillsides. Detailed Description
Delicate spring annual of wash banks and rocky hillsides. Present only after adequate winter-spring rains. Detailed Description
Pygmy Poppy
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Prickly Poppy
Argemone pleiacantha
Small spring annual. Four or five small yellow petals. Finely divided leaves at ground. Detailed Description
Tall annual evident by mid spring and though summer. Large white petals with bright yellow center of stamens. Prickly, of course. Detailed Description