Papaveraceae
Hedgehog pricklypoppy
Argemone squarrosa
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Argemone
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- أرجمون محرشف
- English
- Hedgehog pricklypoppy
Synonyms
- Argemone squarrosa subsp. squarrosa
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Catherine C. Galley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: monahan.mmaymo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: crseaquist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, 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.