familyPapaveraceae
genusArgemone
speciesArgemone squarrosa
subspeciesArgemone squarrosa subsp. squarrosa
Argemone squarrosa subsp. squarrosa
EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Stems with 80-200 prickles per cm⊃2;. Leaf blades: surfaces prickly on veins and prickly-hispid, often densely so, between veins. Capsules densely short-prickly as well as long-prickly, longest prickles 10-15 mm. 2n = ca. 112.
Phenology: Flowering spring–summer; fruiting summer–fall.
Habitat: Prairies and foothills
Elevation: 1000-1800 m
Distribution
Colo., Kans., N.Mex., Okla.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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