Argemone mexicana
Bermuda Thistle, Mexican Poppy
Other regional names: Mexican Prickly Poppy +2 more
- Mexican Prickly Poppy
- Mexican Pricklypoppy
- Mexican Thistle
Also known as: Argemone alba var. leiocarpa Fedde +15 more
- Argemone alba var. leiocarpa Fedde
- Argemone leiocarpa Greene
- Argemone leiocarpa var. mexicanoides Fedde
- Argemone leiocarpa var. ochroleucoides Fedde
- Argemone mexicana f. lanata Rob.
- Argemone mexicana f. leiocarpa (Greene) G.B.Ownbey
- Argemone mexicana subsp. lanata B.L.Rob.
- Argemone mexicana subsp. leiocarpa Prain
- Argemone mexicana subsp. lutea Kuntze
- Argemone mexicana var. anacanthoidea Fedde
- Argemone mexicana var. leiocarpa Prain
- Argemone mexicana var. lutea Kuntze
- Argemone mexicana var. mexicana
- Argemone mexicana var. ochroleuca Britton
- Argemone mexicana var. parviflora Kuntze
- Argemone mexicana var. typica Prain
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Papaveraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Argemone mexicana (commonly known as Bermuda Thistle or Mexican Poppy) is an annual belonging to the Papaveraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hawaii, Illinois, India, Indiana, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kansas, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Michigan, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Oman, Ontario, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Sudan, Sulawesi, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe