Argemone

E17577
plant genus taxon

Argemone is a genus of prickly poppy plants known for their spiny foliage and showy, often yellow or white flowers, native mainly to the Americas.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Argemone mexicana 1
Argemone ochroleuca 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Magnoliophyta ⓘ
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots ⓘ
surface form: Core eudicots

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName prickly poppies ⓘ
contains isoquinoline alkaloids ⓘ
toxic alkaloids ⓘ
describedAs genus of prickly poppy plants ⓘ
family Papaveraceae ⓘ
flowerColor white ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
flowerType poppy-like flowers ⓘ
showy flowers ⓘ
fruitType spiny capsule ⓘ
growthForm annual herbs ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ
perennial herbs ⓘ
habitat disturbed soils ⓘ
dry habitats ⓘ
open fields ⓘ
roadsides ⓘ
hasCharacteristic milky or colored latex sap ⓘ
prickly stems ⓘ
spiny foliage ⓘ
hasCommonNameForSpecies Mexican poppy ⓘ
prickly poppy ⓘ
introducedTo Africa ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
India ⓘ
Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean region
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType lobed leaves ⓘ
spiny-margined leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Americas ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
notableSpecies Argemone albiflora ⓘ
Argemone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Argemone mexicana

Argemone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Argemone ochroleuca

Argemone platyceras ⓘ
Argemone polyanthemos ⓘ
order Ranunculales ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
usedFor traditional medicine ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papaveraceae → includesGenus → Argemone ⓘ
Argemone → notableSpecies → Argemone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argemone mexicana
Argemone → notableSpecies → Argemone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argemone ochroleuca