Pronunciation: ar-JEM-on-ee kor-im-BO-sa
Common name: Mojave pricklepoppy
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Habitat: Dry slopes and flats, 1500'-3500', creosote bush
scrub, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Argemone
2) corymbosa