Argemone polyanthemos
Argemone polyanthemos, the crested pricklypoppy, is an annual plant with yellow sap and showy white flowers in the poppy family (Papaveraceae).[1]: 63 It can be found in areas with dry soil in most of the North American southwest.[1]: 63 Because of its prickly defenses, and acrid taste from its poisons, grazing animals tend to avoid it, so it increases in numbers compared to other plants in grazed areas.[1]: 63
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Argemone |
| Species: | A. polyanthemos |
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| Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) Ownbey | |
Argemone polyanthemos growing beside a trail in Boulder, CO in the Southwestern USA.
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