Argemone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae commonly known as prickly poppies.[2] There are about 32 species native to the Americas and Hawaii.[3] The generic name originated as ἀργεμώνη in Greek and was applied by Dioscorides to a poppy-like plant used to treat cataracts.[4][5]
Selected species
Argemone aenea G.B. Ownbey – golden prickly poppy
Argemone albiflora Hornem – bluestem prickly poppy
Argemone albiflora subsp. albiflora
Argemone albiflora subsp. texana G.B.Ownbey
Argemone arizonica G.B.Ownbey – Arizona prickly poppy
Argemone aurantiaca G.B.Ownbey – Texas prickly poppy
Argemone chisosensis G.B.Ownbey – Chisos Mountain prickly poppy
Argemone corymbosa Greene – Mojave prickly poppy
Argemone corymbosa subsp. arenicola
Argemone corymbosa subsp. corymbosa
Argemone glauca (Nutt. ex Prain) Pope – pua kala (Hawaii)[6]
Argemone glauca var. decipiens G.B.Ownbey
Argemone glauca var. glauca (Nutt. ex Prain) Pope
Argemone gracilenta Greene – Sonoran prickly poppy
