Argemone mexicana
| 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
A description of Argemone mexicana is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200009118 The Flora of North America].
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 visiting flowers of 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.
