Cryptic Desert Poppy

Description

Leaves are deeply cut, glabrous and glaucous, mostly basal, though a few grow on the stem.Flowers have four yellow or orange petals, and grow at the end of the stem, either alone or in many-flowered cymes. The petals are wedge-shaped, forming a funnel. The two fused sepals fall off as the flower bud opens. There are 12 to numerous stamens. The flowers close in cloudy weather.Seeds are tiny and black, held in long pointed pods that split open when ripe.The taproot gives off a colorless or orange clear juice, which is mildly toxic.