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Argemone mexicana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By Mazowe River, between camp and weir, Hippo Pools
Photo: Bart Wursten
By Mazowe River, between camp and weir, Hippo Pools
Photo: Mark Hyde
Camp by Turgwe River, Humani Ranch
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mexican poppy (English) Prickly poppy (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Erect, glaucous herb to 1 m, with spiny stems. Leaves sessile, amplexicaul, pinnatifid with prickly teeth. Veins on upper surface white, the leaf appearing variegated. Flowers 35-45 mm in diameter, bright yellow. Capsule 25-45 mm, ellipsoid, spiny. Seeds numerous, black. |
| Notes: | Plants with bright yellow or cream-coloured flowers were previously treated as forms of Argemone mexicana. However, the cream-coloured plants are now referred to as a separate species, namely Argemone ochroleuca Sweet subsp. ochroleuca while the bright yellow plants remain under a more narrowly defined Argemone mexicana. |
| Derivation of specific name: | mexicana: of Mexico |
| Habitat: | A weed of waste land, disturbed sites and sandy river beds. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native of Central and tropical South America. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 16 September 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 82. (Includes a picture). Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 24 - 25. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 156. Also as A. ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Exell, A.W. (1960). Papaveraceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 180 - 181. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 212. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 90. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 252 - 253. Also as A. ochroleuca (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91. also as Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221. as Argemone ochroleuca van der Walt, R. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Limpopo Valley Retha van der Walt, Musina, South Africa Page 179. As A. ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 78 - 79. As A. ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 11. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Argemone mexicanaAfrican Plant Database: Argemone mexicana
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