Eschscholzia androuxii

Joshua tree poppy

Family: Papaveraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Joshua tree poppy is a California native annual herb ranked 4.3 by CNPS, found in desert washes, flats, and slopes in the Mojave Desert at elevations ranging from 100 to 1,000 meters. Flowering from February to May, this delicate poppy produces bright yellow flowers 10 to 25 millimeters wide with distinctive dark filament bases. Growing 10 to 35 centimeters tall with a spreading to erect habit, the plant has a glabrous (smooth) stem and branches. Its leaves feature short, generally obtuse segments, with the uppermost cauline leaves containing more than 8 distinctive leaf segments. The plant produces elongated fruits 3 to 5.5 centimeters long, containing small round black seeds with net-ridged surfaces.

Habitat: Desert washes, flats, slopes

Bloom period: Feb-May

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.