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Argemone
Also called Prickly Poppy, Mexican Poppies, Prickly Poppies
Argemone is a genus of about 32 poppy-family plants, mainly prickly poppies native to the Americas and Hawaii, with spiny leaves and bowl-shaped flowers. Most grow as sun-loving annuals or short-lived perennials in dry, open ground.
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.
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