hedgehog pricklypoppy

Argemone squarrosa Greene

Argemone squarrosa, known as hedgehog pricklypoppy, is a species in the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae. It is native to the southwestern and central United States, including Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The species was first described in 1899 by Greene.

Description

Argemone squarrosa is a member of the Papaveraceae family, commonly referred to as the poppy family. It is distributed across several states in the central and southwestern United States. This species is part of the genus Argemone, which includes various pricklypoppy species. The plant is known by the common name hedgehog pricklypoppy in English. Its scientific name was first published in 1899 by Greene.