Argemone ochroleuca
(Mexican poppy)
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FAMILY |
Papaveraceae |
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Species |
Argemone ochroleuca |
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Common name(s) |
Mexican poppy |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers yellow. Herb to 1 m tall. |
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Distinguishing features |
Stems covered with yellow prickles, sap yellow milky. Leaves alternate, green to bluish–green, margins toothed/lobed and prickly. Flowers solitary with 5 yellow petals 3-7 cm diameter. Fruit a prickly capsule – common along watercourses. |
