Argemone sanguinea
Family: Papaveraceae
Plant Description: Annual to 1 m or higher, much like A. mexicana but with white to lavender or purple petals 3-4 cm long, radial. Yellow sap. Leaves alternate, deeply pinnately lobed, the lobes sharp-pointed. Fruit are prickly capsules up to 5 cm tall.
Plant Trivia:
Field Identification: Beautiful open flowers, papery; plant leaves with vicious pointed tips
Occurrence: Locally abundant in sandy prairies and other open grounds, the lavender purple form known mostly from Kleberg and Jim Wells counties and points further west.
Bloom Period:
Plant Use: Show and attractive. Suitable for landscaping.
Key to the species of Argemone:
- Petals white to purple………………………………………………………………………………….2
Petals yellow………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
2. Ascending prickles on sepals…………………………………………………...A. alb.iflora
Perpendicular prickles on sepals…………………………………………..A. sanguinea
3. Stamens 30-50…………………………………………………………………………..A. mexicana
Stamens about 150………………………………………………………………………..A. aenea
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