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  8. White Prickly Poppy

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White Prickly Poppy

Argemone albiflora

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

5 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Platynota nigrocervina 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it White-winged Dove 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Eastern Carpenter Bee, Kern's Flower Scarab, Texas Flower Scarab 3

Children

  • Bluestem Prickly Poppy
  • Argemone albiflora albiflora

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Dry
Water use
Low
Deer resistant
Yes
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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