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prickly poppies
Argemone
Argemone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae commonly known as prickly poppies. There are about 32 species native to the Americas and Hawaii. The generic name originated as ἀργεμώνη in Greek and was applied by Dioscorides to a poppy-like plant used to treat cataracts.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mexican Poppy
speciesArgemone ochroleuca
Mexican prickly poppy
speciesArgemone mexicana
white prickly poppy
speciesArgemone albiflora
thistle poppy
speciesArgemone polyanthemos
flatbud prickly poppy
speciesArgemone munita
southwestern prickly poppy
speciesArgemone pleiacantha
Texas Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone aurantiaca
Chicalote Poppy
speciesArgemone platyceras
Red Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone sanguinea
Golden Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone aenea
Argemone subfusiformis
speciesArgemone subfusiformis
pua kala
speciesArgemone glauca
Mojave Prickly Poppy
speciesArgemone corymbosa
Rough Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone hispida
Argemone grandiflora
speciesArgemone grandiflora
Chilean Prickly Poppy
speciesArgemone hunnemannii
Sonoran Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone gracilenta
Hedgehog Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone squarrosa
Chisos Mountain Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone chisosensis
Argemone echinata
speciesArgemone echinata
Arizona Pricklypoppy
speciesArgemone arizonica
Rose Prickly Poppy
speciesArgemone rosea
Argemone superba
speciesArgemone superba
Argemone arida
speciesArgemone arida
Shrubby Prickly Poppy
speciesArgemone fruticosa
San Rafael prickly-poppy
speciesArgemone parva
Argemone subalpina
speciesArgemone subalpina
Argemone turnerae
speciesArgemone turnerae
Argemone brevicornuta
speciesArgemone brevicornuta
Argemone subintegrifolia
speciesArgemone subintegrifolia
Argemone crassifolia
speciesArgemone crassifolia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58951.