Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Argemone pleiacantha Greene subsp. pleiacantha
(Prickly Poppy, Southwestern Prickly Poppy)

Family: Papaveraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Argemone pleiacantha subsp. pleiacantha has large white petals and many yellow stamens at the center of the flower. The leaves and stems are armed with spines and are grayish. The leaves are pinnately lobed more than half way to the midrib.

Argemone pleiacantha subsp. pleiacantha, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, May 19, 2007

Argemone pleiacantha subsp. pleiacantha, full view, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, June 4, 2005

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