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Pricklypoppy (Argemone)

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: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Papaverales

            • Family: Papaveraceae

              • Genus: Argemone