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Synonyms:  ''A. leiocarpa'' Greene, ''A. mexicana'' fma. ''leiocarpa'' (Greene) G.B. Ownbey
 
Synonyms:  ''A. leiocarpa'' Greene, ''A. mexicana'' fma. ''leiocarpa'' (Greene) G.B. Ownbey
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It flowers from April to May, and sometimes in August (Weakley 2015).
 
It flowers from April to May, and sometimes in August (Weakley 2015).
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Argemone mexicana'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Argemone mexicana'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
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Halictidae: ''Lasioglossum puteulanum''
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
 
Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
 
Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Revision as of 14:16, 19 January 2016

Argemone mexicana
Arge mexi.jpg
Photo by Keith Bradley, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Papaverales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Argemone
Species: A. mexicana
Binomial name
Argemone mexicana
L.
ARGE MEXI dist.jpg
Natural range of Argemone mexicana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Mexican Pricklypoppy, Mexican poppy

Synonyms: A. leiocarpa Greene, A. mexicana fma. leiocarpa (Greene) G.B. Ownbey

Description

A description of Argemone mexicana is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

It is found in peninsular Florida (Weakley 2015).

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain, A. mexicana can be found in loamy soils of mesic woodlands and in disturbed areas, such as sandy roadsides and citrus groves (FSU Herbarium; Weakley 2015). It is native to peninsular Florida (Weakley 2015).

Phenology

It flowers from April to May, and sometimes in August (Weakley 2015).

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Argemone mexicana at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi

Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Leon Neel, R.A. Norris, Cecil R. Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Leon, Jackson, Polk. Georgia: Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 464.