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Prickly Poppy (Argemone munita)
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Flower
White
3 or 6 Petals
Alternate
Typical Height
Annual
Perennial
Native
Description
Height 3 - 5 ft.
CA Bloom Aug - Aug
This showy poppy generally has 6 white
petals
, hundreds of yellow
stamens
, and a dark red
pistil
in the center.
4
sepals
are found below the petals.
Spiny leaves are blue-green and thistle-like.
CA native
AKA Chicalote
Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)
Big white poppy petals are thin and crinkly. Hundreds of yellow
stamens
form a showy center.
Both the stem and leaves have spines, making it "prickly".
Erect stems to 5 feet tall. Widespread in dry areas around the state.
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