Pricklypoppy

(Argemone)

galery

Description

Argemone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae commonly known as prickly poppies. There are about 32 species native to the Americas and Hawaii. The generic name originated as -------- in Greek and was applied by Dioscorides to a poppy-like plant used to treat cataracts.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Papaverales
Family:Papaveraceae
Genus:Argemone
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