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Argemone mexicana L.
Donkey thistle, Mexican poppy

Argemone mexicana
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Papaveraceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Annual

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, North America, Mexico, Central America and South America; now a worldwide weed.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.

Other data on Argemone mexicana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Argemone mexicana
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer