Mojave pricklypoppy

Argemone corymbosa, the Mojave pricklypoppy, is a flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family. It is native to the eastern Mojave Desert, found in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Utah. The species is especially common around Cima and Kelso in California. It grows in sandy areas and on dry slopes. The plant is closely related to the desert pricklypoppy. First described by Greene in 1886, it is a desert-adapted species with a limited geographic range.