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List by Scientific Name - List by Common Name

Argemone gracilenta

Prickly poppy, Cowboys Fried Eggs, cardo, Crested Pricklepoppy, Bluestem Pricklepoppy, Chicalote

Argemone gracilenta
Argemone gracilenta
Argemone gracilenta
Argemone gracilenta
Argemone gracilenta

Life form2, 3: forb, perennial
Habitat: valleys, washes, ditches
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: lanceolate
leaf surface3: glaucous
leaf margin3: pinnatifid spiny
Flower color2: white or whitish
Flowering period2: Apr. to Nov.
Armament2, 3: spiny leaves
Family1, 2, 3: Papaveraceae (poppy family)
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

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