Difference between revisions of "Argemone mexicana"
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Argemone mexicana'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database]. | | range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Argemone mexicana'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database]. | ||
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| + | Common names: Mexican Pricklypoppy, Mexican poppy | ||
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| + | Synonyms: ''A. leiocarpa'' Greene, ''A. mexicana'' fma. ''leiocarpa'' (Greene) G.B. Ownbey | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
| − | + | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed on ''Argemone mexicana'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | |
| − | Apidae: Apis mellifera | + | Apidae: ''Apis mellifera'' |
| − | Halictidae: Halictus poeyi | + | Halictidae: ''Halictus poeyi'' |
| − | Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum | + | Halictidae: ''Lasioglossum puteulanum'' |
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==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. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 3 August 2015
| Argemone mexicana | |
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| 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. | |
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| 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
Contents
Description
Distribution
It is found in peninsular Florida (Weakley 2015).
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in disturbed areas, such as sandy roadsides (Weakley 2015). Weakley mentions A. mexicana is native to peninsular Florida (Weakley 2015).
Phenology
It flowers from April to May, and sometimes in August (Weakley 2015).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed on Argemone mexicana at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera
Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
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.
