Pronunciation: esh-SHOLE-tzee-a my-noo-ti-FLOR-a
Common name: Little gold poppy
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly places below 5000', creosote
bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eschscholzia
2) minutiflora