Papaveraceae
Crested pricklypoppy
Argemone polyanthemos
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Argemone
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- أرجمون كثير الأزهار
- English
- Crested pricklypoppy, White prickly-poppy, White pricklypoppy, Annual pricklepoppy, Bluestem pricklepoppy, Bluestem prickly poppy, Prickly poppy, Pricklypoppy
- Spanish
- Cardo, Chicalote
Synonyms
- Argemone intermedia var. polyanthemos Fedde
- Argemone polyanthemos f. rosea Waterf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Moderate, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: kretyen, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: monahan.mmaymo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: monahan.mmaymo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: monahan.mmaymo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: monahan.mmaymo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Argemone
- Mexican pricklypoppyArgemone mexicanaPapaveraceae
- Pale Mexican pricklypoppyArgemone ochroleucaPapaveraceae
- Bluestem pricklypoppyArgemone albifloraPapaveraceae
- Mojave pricklypoppyArgemone corymbosaPapaveraceae
- Smooth pricklypoppyArgemone glaucaPapaveraceae
- Flatbud pricklypoppyArgemone munitaPapaveraceae
- Southwestern pricklypoppyArgemone pleiacanthaPapaveraceae
- Argemone grandifloraPapaveraceae
- Argemone hunnemanniPapaveraceae
- Argemone roseaPapaveraceae
- Red pricklypoppyArgemone sanguineaPapaveraceae
- Argemone subfusiformisPapaveraceae
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.