Argemone mexicana L.
Common Name : Mexican prickly poppy
Family : Papavaraceae
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HABIT |
AN ERECT PRICKLY ANNUAL HERB. |
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STEMS |
UP TO 1.2 M TALL WITH YELLOW
SAP. |
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LEAVES |
SESSILE, WITH SLIGHTLY
INCISED UNDULATED MARGINS AND WHITE VEINS, SPINY ON MARGINS, MIDRIB AND VEINS
BENEATH. |
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FLOWERS |
YELLOW, 2.5-7.5 CM IN
DIAMETER, WITH 4-6 PETALS. |
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FRUITS |
CAPSULES 2-4 CM LONG,
ELLIPTIC OR OBLONG, PRICKLY, RARELY UNARMED. |
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SEEDS |
NUMEROUS, SMALL, ROUND,
BLACKISH-BROWN, DEEPLY RETICULATE AND PITTED. |