Argemone gracilenta

Common Name: Prickly Poppy
Oˊodham Name: To:ta Hiosig Audio
Group: Forbs － Desert, Desert Grassland, POISONOUS

Description

Argemone gracilenta has few tall stems topped by large white flowers that look like wads of paper. it is usually seen growing along roadsides and in washes where it finds elevated soil moisture. The stems possess small, sharp prickles that may inflict a painful sting when handled. Grows between 2000 and 4000 ft. POISONOUS.

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Classification

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

Species Argemone gracilenta Greene － Sonoran pricklypoppy

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