PLANTS Profile for Argemone (pricklypoppy)

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PLANTS Profile

Argemone L.
pricklypoppy

Symbol:

ARGEM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Papaveraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. South Africa, Kruger National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Argemone L.

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Distribution:
Argemone L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (MB, ON)

Related Taxa:
Argemone L.

View 19 genera in Papaveraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Argemone aenea
golden pricklypoppy

Argemone albiflora
bluestem pricklypoppy

Argemone arizonica
Arizona pricklypoppy

Argemone aurantiaca
Texas pricklypoppy

Argemone chisosensis
Chisos Mountain pricklypoppy

Argemone corymbosa
Mojave pricklypoppy

Argemone glauca
smooth pricklypoppy

Argemone gracilenta
Sonoran pricklypoppy

Argemone hispida
rough pricklypoppy

Argemone mexicana
Mexican pricklypoppy

Argemone munita
flatbud pricklypoppy

Argemone ochroleuca
pale Mexican pricklypoppy

Argemone pleiacantha
southwestern pricklypoppy

Argemone polyanthemos
crested pricklypoppy

Argemone sanguinea
red pricklypoppy

Argemone squarrosa
hedgehog pricklypoppy

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Argemone L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Papaverales
Family	Papaveraceae – Poppy family
Genus	Argemone L. – pricklypoppy

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Argemone L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin							Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Argemone L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18902.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 11/04/2008 02:00 PM MST