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Papaver argemone L.

Prickly poppy (en), Pavot argémone (fr), Coquelicot Argémone (fr), Coquelicot argémone (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Papaver

Characteristics

Annual herb; rosette small, tufted; stems ascending, hispid, (5)-20-30-(40) cm tall. Lvs green, (2)-4-8 × 1-3 cm, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile. Lamina broadly ovate to triangular, pinnatifid to 2-pinnatisect, cuneate at base, clothed in long setose hairs especially at segment tips and on midrib and margins beneath. Pedicels (3)-5-15 cm long, with appressed hairs. Sepals hispid, 7-13 × 5-7 mm. Petals red, 1-2.5 × 1-2.5 cm, with or without a dark blotch at base. Capsule clavate, widest in upper ?, ribbed, (10)-15-20 × (3)-4-7 mm, with pale, stiff, bristly spreading hairs. Stigmatic disc 1/2-3/4 width of capsule, conic; rays 4-6.
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Plant annual, caulescent, to 0.5 m high, hispid, without prickles. Stems simple or branching. Leaves to 12 cm long; upper leaves not stem-clasping; lamina deeply pinnately or bipinnately lobed; lobes not prickle-tipped. Peduncle appressed-hispid. Petals to 25 mm long, dark red, sometimes with dark basal spot. Stamens: filaments purple, clavate; anthers pale blue. Ovary setose; stigmas 4–6; disc convex and radially vaulted. Capsule sessile, subcylindrical to clavate, to 2 cm long, distinctly ribbed, sparsely and weakly setose.
Plants to 5 dm, hispid. Stems simple or branching. Leaves to 12[-20] cm. Inflorescences: peduncle appressed-hispid. Flowers: petals dark red, sometimes with dark basal spot, to 25 mm; anthers pale blue; stigmas 4-6, disc convex and radially vaulted. Capsules sessile, oblong to clavate, distinctly ribbed, to 2 cm, sparsely and weakly setose.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A common weed of light soils in the south of Britain, becoming rare in the north.
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Occurs in pasture; in alluvium.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Hypohidrosis (flower), Carcinoma (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (unknown strength) (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 9 - 22
Germination temperacture (C°) 14
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Papaver argemone habit picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone habit picture by Tom Schöning (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Papaver argemone leaf picture by Mariachiara z (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone leaf picture by Mar henry (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone leaf picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Papaver argemone flower picture by salvatore (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone flower picture by marc laplanche (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone flower picture by Filip Arndt (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Papaver argemone fruit picture by Börner-Busler Wolfi (cc-by-sa)
Papaver argemone fruit picture by Adrian (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Papaver argemone world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305858-2
WFO ID wfo-0000480350
COL ID 4CJ8B
BDTFX ID 75276
INPN ID 112285
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Roemeria argemone Papaver maritimum Papaver micranthum Papaver neglectum Papaver clavigerum Papaver arvense Cerastites macrocephalus Papaver argemone f. glabrum Papaver argemone
WorldFloraDB 2024