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Bluestem Pricklypoppy (Argemone albiflora): White-Flowered Native Annual

Overview

Bluestem pricklypoppy (Argemone albiflora) is a spiny annual native to the southern US and Mexico. It has blue-green, lobed leaves with white veins and large, papery white flowers with yellow centers. All parts are prickly.

Botanical Details

Family: Papaveraceae (pa-pav-er-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Argemone (AR-ge-mon-ee)
Species: albiflora (al-BIH-flor-uh)

Notes

Thrives in poor, dry, sandy soils. Self-seeds. Sap is toxic and irritating. Used in native wildflower mixes. Deer avoid due to spines. Seeds eaten by birds.

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