Stems 6-15 dm, with 10-30 prickles per cm⊃2; on main stem below capsule. Leaf blades: surfaces sparingly to moderately prickly on veins and intervein areas. Capsules moderately prickly, surface not obscured, prickles uneven, longest 5-8 mm. 2n = 28.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Dry foothills and slopes
Elevation: 100-1500 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Argemone munita subsp. munita grows in the Coast Ranges. Intermediates between it and subsp. rotundata are frequent.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.