Mexican Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana)
As far as foliage goes, it's hard to beat the beautifully variegated, spiky leaves of the Mexican prickly poppy. As in most wild poppies, it has and intensely colorful bright flower - in this case yellow. Native to Mexico and spreading northward into the central and eastern United States, it has now been found growing in the wild in parts of Ontario and Manitoba where the soil is dry and there is plenty of sunlight! This one was found growing by the banks of the Rio Grande on the US-Mexico border near Alamo, Texas.
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Alamo, Angiosperms, Argemone, Argemone mexicana, Eudicots, Hidalgo County, Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy, NWR, National Wildlife Refuge, Papaveraceae, Plantae, RGV, Ranunculales, Rio Grande Valley, Santa Ana NWR, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Tracheophytes, beautiful, blooming, botany, cardo, cardosanto, color, flora, flower, kateli ka phool, native, natural, nature, plant, poppy, prickly poppy, pricklypoppy, wild, wildflower, winter, yellow
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- Yellow Wildflowers, Papaveraceae (Poppies)
