Papaveraceae

Bluestem pricklypoppy

Argemone albiflora Hornem.

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Argemone

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Bluestem pricklypoppy (Argemone albiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: أرجمون أبيض الأزهار
Armenian: Արգեմոնե սպիտակ
Chinese: 白蓟罂粟, 白薊罌粟
English: Bluestem pricklypoppy

Synonyms

Argemone alba F.Lestib.
Argemone alba var. typica Prain
Argemone albiflora subsp. albiflora
Argemone georgiana Croom
Argemone mexicana var. alba (F.Lestib.) Chapm.
Argemone mexicana var. albiflora DC.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 257 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: RD, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CreamyGravy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.