Papaveraceae

Rough pricklypoppy

Argemone hispida A.Gray

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Argemone

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Rough pricklypoppy (Argemone hispida) — FlowerPhoto: Seig, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: أرجمون أهلب
English: Rough pricklypoppy

Synonyms

Argemone bipinnatifida Greene
Argemone platyceras var. hispida Prain
Enomegra bipinnatifida (Greene) A.Nelson
Enomegra hispida (A.Gray) A.Nelson

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Seig, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ron Burkert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel S. Katz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jennie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Randall H., CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ellie Lutz, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.