Thanks for all your replies! Yes, duh, of course that's what it is. I try to avoid planting this, so I'm not all that familiar with it. I guess I had high hopes that it was something more interesting.

Thanks! that was fast. Hosenemesis, you're right, it roots anywhere there is moisture on the ground. Kind of impossible to get rid of once you've got it present in your yard. Dis, i actually have the two coming up. Mostly this kind without the red/black dot.

Thank You! It is Hemizonia congesta ssp congesta! I found a good, clear photo of it on the Calflora website. Hayfield Tarweed. I never would have found it without your help.

The plants should grow rather easily from seed. Just collect seed pods that are beginning to break open. In AZ there are 30 native species! Here is the list: A. albicans, A. angustifolia, A. asperula, A. brachystephana, A. cryptoceras, A. cutleri, A. englemanniana, A. erosa, A. glaucescens, A. hallii, A. hyperleuca, A. involucrata, (A. latifolia), A. lemmonii, (A. linaria), A. macrotis, A. nummularia, (A. nyctaginifolia), A. oenotheroides, A. quinquedentata, A. rusbyi, A. scaposa, (A. speciosa), (A. subulata), A. subverticillata, (A. tuberosa) ?? , A. uncialis, A. verticillata, A. viridiflora, A. welshii The names in ( ) are not your plant but A. tuberosa looks very close and may be ?? This info is compiled from the USDA and CalPhoto databases. Here is a link that might be useful: USDA database on Asclepias