Argemone mexicana: Country Or Region Of Origin
Central Mexico to Honduras
Plant Profile: Argemone mexicana
Taxonomy: Argemone mexicanaNames
Mexican Pricklepoppy, Prickly Poppy, Thornapple
Phonetic Spelling:ar-GEH-mon-ee meks-sih-KAY-nah
Genus:Argemone
Species:mexicana
Family:Papaveraceae
Argemone mexicana is a yearly herb characterized by its vibrant yellow sap. It typically thrives in weedy environments, often seen in neglected areas such as wastelands, along roadsides, in abandoned fields, pastures, barnyards, and gardens.
Argemone mexicana Feature Summary
Argemone mexicana Image Gallery
Tags
#white
#yellow
#poisonous
#cream
#white flowers
#yellow flowers
#weedy
#cream flowers
#pastures
#fields
#old fields
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Argemone mexicana Feature Summary
Attributes
Central Mexico to Honduras
Southern Coastal Plain, garden ornamental
Flowers
Flowers have 4-6, bright yellow petals (cream-yellow or white forms) and many stamens.
White
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
Leaves
Leaves are alternate, simple, with spine-tipped lobes and whitish wax that rubs off.
Simple
Alternate
Lobed
Poisonous to Humans
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Poisonous through ingestion. (Poisonous parts: All parts, seeds). Symptoms may include: Vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty of seeing, fainting, and coma.
Isoquinoline alkaloids
High
Seeds
Leaves
Stems
Flowers
Bark
Fruits
Roots
Whole Plant Traits
Poisonous
Stem
Landscape
Poisonous to Humans
Weedy
Argemone mexicana Image Gallery
Argemone mexicana Attributes
Argemone mexicana: Distribution
Southern Coastal Plain, garden ornamental
Argemone mexicana Flowers
Argemone mexicana: Flower Description
Flowers have 4-6, bright yellow petals (cream-yellow or white forms) and many stamens.
Argemone mexicana: Flower Color
Cream/Tan
Gold/Yellow
White
Argemone mexicana: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Argemone mexicana Leaves
Argemone mexicana: Leaf Description
Leaves are alternate, simple, with spine-tipped lobes and whitish wax that rubs off.
Argemone mexicana: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Argemone mexicana: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Argemone mexicana: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Argemone mexicana: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Argemone mexicana Poisonous to Humans
Argemone mexicana: Poison Symptoms
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Poisonous through ingestion. (Poisonous parts: All parts, seeds). Symptoms may include: Vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty of seeing, fainting, and coma.
Argemone mexicana: Poison Toxic Principle
Isoquinoline alkaloids
Argemone mexicana: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Argemone mexicana: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Argemone mexicana: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Argemone mexicana Whole Plant Traits
Argemone mexicana: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Argemone mexicana Stem
Argemone mexicana: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Argemone mexicana Landscape
Argemone mexicana: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
