Mostly annual herbs. Showy flowers usu. with five petals and numerous stamens. Several species, four shown here.
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 |
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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 |