California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Creamcups
Platystemon californicus
Annual herb of spring time in the Sonoran Desert. Present only in wet years when they can cover vast hillsides. The image is hosted by Wikimedia 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
Very small spring annual. Four yellow petals. Finely divided leaves. 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