Argemone mexicana
A species in the Papaveraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Argemone
- Species
- Argemone mexicana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Argemone mexicana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Argemone albaName author: Raf.
- Argemone alba var. leiocarpaName author: Fedde
- Argemone leiocarpaName author: Greene
- Argemone leiocarpa var. mexicanoidesName author: Fedde
- Argemone leiocarpa var. ochroleucoidesName author: Fedde
- Argemone mexicana f. leiocarpaName author: (Greene) Ownbey
- Argemone mexicana var. anacanthoideaName author: Fedde
- Argemone mexicana var. luteaName author: Kuntze
- Argemone mexicana var. mexicanaName author: Not supplied
- Argemone mexicana var. ochroleucaName author: Britton
- Argemone mexicana var. parvifloraName author: Kuntze
- Argemone mucronataName author: Dum.Cours. ex Steud.
- Argemone sexvalvisName author: Stokes
- Argemone spinosaName author: Gaterau
- Argemone spinosaName author: Moench
- Argemone versicolorName author: Salisb.
- Argemone vulgarisName author: Spach
- Echtrus mexicanusName author: (L.) Nieuwl.
- Echtrus trivialisName author: Lour.
- Papaver mexicanumName author: (L.) E.H.L.Krause
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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