Papaveraceae

Smooth pricklypoppy

Argemone glauca (Nutt. ex Prain) Pope

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Argemone

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Smooth pricklypoppy (Argemone glauca) — FlowerPhoto: Timothy A. Parsons, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: أرجمون أزرق
English: Smooth pricklypoppy

Synonyms

Argemone alba var. glauca Nutt. ex Prain
Argemone glauca var. decipiens G.B.Ownbey
Argemone glauca var. inermis I.Deg. & O.Deg.

Flowers

In flower: February to June, August to October, December (from 39 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Timothy A. Parsons, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sonny Gamponia, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nick Doty, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: simcartographer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sonny Gamponia, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.