Calflora Taxon Report
Argemone mexicana  L.

(not an active name)
Mexican pricklypoppy
Argemone mexicana is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Argemone
Family: Papaveraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSArgemone leiocarpa
Information about Argemone mexicana from other sources

USDA PLANTS Profile (ARME4)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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