Argemone sanguinea Greene

Red pricklypoppy (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Argemone

Characteristics

Plants annual to short-lived perennial. Stems 4-8(-12) dm, sparingly prickly. Leaf blades: abaxial surface moderately prickly on veins, adaxial surface unarmed to sparingly prickly on main veins; basal and proximal lobed to 4/5 distance to midrib. Inflorescences: buds broadly ellipsoid-oblong, body 12-20 × 10-15 mm, somewhat prickly; sepal horns often angular in cross section, 5-10 mm, slightly prickly basally. Flowers 6-9 cm broad, usually closely subtended by 1-2 foliaceous bracts; petals white or lavender; stamens 150 or more; filaments lemon yellow to red; pistil 3-6-carpellate. Capsules narrowly to broadly ellipsoid, 25-40(-50) × 8-15(-18) mm (including stigma and excluding prickles), prickly, surface clearly visible; prickles unequal, longest 5-7(-10) mm. Seeds ca. 1.5 mm. 2 n = 28, 56.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Argemone sanguinea world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:18865-2
WFO ID wfo-0000547094
COL ID GGCP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Argemone sanguinea Argemone delicatula Argemone pinnatifida f. rosea Argemone pinnatifida Argemone mexicana var. rosea Argemone platyceras var. rosea