| Other Names | Texas Pricklepoppy | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Argemone squarrosa | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Poppy ( Papaveraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 6 showy petals
Upright, prickly annual. To 5 ft. Stem solitary, branching in upper portion. Herbage glaucous (frosted appearance). Flower: To 4 inch across. Six white, fragile, crinkly petals. Numerous stamens, yellow to red-tinged. Leaves: 3-8 inch long, alternate, stalkless, bluish green, sometimes mottled, usually parted or deeply lobed; margins wavy-edged and spiny. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 99 Niehaus, Ripper, Savage Peterson Field Guide to Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers p. 22 | |||||||||||||
April - October
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