Native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico ... In springtime, its branches come alive with a profusion of tiny yellow desert flowers, adding a splash of color to the sun-baked desert ...

Often spotted throughout the Sonoran Desert is the Mexican gold poppy ... petals that are about one inch long. The flowers can be red, orange, yellow, white, or cream, but red is the most common ...

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran ...