Argemone mexicana
Family: Papaveraceae
Plant Description: Annual to 60 cm high with prickly stems and prickly-margined leaves 2.5-8 cm long, alternate blades deeply lobed, the lobes sharp-pointed. Flowers terminal, radial the petals 2-3 cm long, yellow, stamens threadlike. Yellow sap.
Plant Trivia: Native to W. Indies
Field Identification:
Occurrence: Occasional in waste places and along roads
Bloom Period: March-June
Plant Use: Oil from seeds has been used as lamp oil in India.
Key to the species of Argemone may be found on the page “Prickly Poppy, Argemone sanguinea.”
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