Argemone corymbosa

Argemone corymbosa, the Mojave prickly poppy, is a flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae native to the eastern Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States.

The plant grows in sandy places and on dry slopes, and is very similar to desert prickly poppy.

It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 40–80 cm tall, with distinctive orange latex in the stems.

The leaves are 8–15 cm long, with prickly margins.

The flowers are 4–8 cm diameter, with four white petals and an orange-colored center.