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Argemone albiflora Hornem.

Bluestem pricklypoppy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Argemone

Characteristics

Plants annual or biennial. Stems 4-10(-15) dm, sparingly to moderately prickly. Leaf blades: abaxial surface sparingly prickly on main veins, adaxial surface unarmed or sparingly prickly on main veins; basal and proximal lobed 1/2-4/5 distance to midrib; distal clasping. Inflorescences: buds broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, body 12-18 × 10-16 mm, sparingly to rather closely prickly; sepal horns terete, 3-6(-10) mm, usually unarmed. Flowers 5-10 cm broad, closely to more distantly subtended by 1-2 foliaceous bracts; petals white; stamens 150 or more; filaments lemon yellow; pistil (3-)4-5(-7)-carpellate. Capsules oblong, oblong-ellipsoid, or narrowly ellipsoid, 20-40(-45) × 10-15(-25) mm (including stigma and excluding prickles), prickly, surface clearly visible to partially obscured, longest prickles widely spaced, 6-10(-12) mm, sometimes interspersed with smaller ones. Seeds 1.6-2 mm.
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Annual or biennial, 4–10(15) dm; lvs not blotched; fls usually closely subtended by the upper lvs; pet white or rarely suffused with pink, 2–4 cm; stamens 100 or more; 2n=28. Dry, open, often sandy places, especially in disturbed sites; se. U.S., occasionally escaped from cult. n. to Ill. and Conn. May–Aug. (A. alba and A. intermedia, misapplied)
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.45
Mature height (meter) 1.15 - 1.25
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Waste places. Waste places, roadsides, fields, beaches, dunes and coastal plains; at elevations from sea level to 300 metres.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses environmental use fuel medicinal oil ornamental religious soap
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Argemone albiflora leaf picture by Burns Francis (cc-by-sa)
Argemone albiflora leaf picture by Todd Allen (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Argemone albiflora flower picture by Burns Francis (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Argemone albiflora world distribution map, present in Dominican Republic, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:671680-1
WFO ID wfo-0000546990
COL ID GGBH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Argemone georgiana Argemone albiflora Argemone alba Argemone alba var. typica Argemone mexicana var. alba Argemone mexicana var. albiflora Argemone albiflora subsp. albiflora

Lower taxons

Argemone albiflora subsp. texana
WorldFloraDB 2024