Papaveraceae

Mojave pricklypoppy

Argemone corymbosa Greene

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Argemone

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Mojave pricklypoppy (Argemone corymbosa) — FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: أرجمون مشطي
English: Mojave pricklypoppy

Synonyms

Argemone corymbosa subsp. corymbosa
Argemone intermedia subsp. corymbosa (Greene) A.E.Murray
Argemone intermedia var. corymbosa (Greene) Eastw.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Cox, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

More in Argemone

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.