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Argemone albiflora
Also called Carolina Poppy, White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora, the white prickly poppy, also known as the bluestem prickly poppy or the Texas prickly poppy, is a small erect plant with a decorative white flower with a yellow latex. It is deeply rooted with yellow or red stamens. The plant is known for the sharp prickles on its stem and leaves. The sepals fall off as the flower of this plant grows bigger. It grows in the arid regions of the southern Midwest along roadsides and disturbed pieces of land. Native Americans have long revered this plant for its medicinal and other uses.
Argemone albiflora can be found in the area ranging from east Texas to northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. Native to areas of Southern California's High Desert such as Twentynine Palms.
Mojave pricklypoppy · Smooth pricklypoppy · Mexican pricklypoppy · Flatbud pricklypoppy · Pale Mexican pricklypoppy · Argemone pinnatisecta · Crested Poppy · Southwestern pricklypoppy · Crested pricklypoppy · Pricklypoppy
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Argemone albiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
