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Argemone subfusiformis Ownbey subsp. subfusiformis Family Papaveraceae
Common name: American Poppy, Prickly Poppy

Argemone subfusiformis subsp. subfusiformis Ownbey APNI*

Description: Erect glabrous annual to 1.5 m high.

Leaves alternate, to 12 cm long, pale green-blue mottled with white, irregularly toothed or lobed, each lobe or tooth ending in a spine.

Petals c. 25 mm long, shed early.

Capsule 2–4.5 cm long, oblong to ovoid.


Habit
Photo J. R. Hosking

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Distribution and occurrence: uncommon weed of cultivation. Native of Amer.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *CT, *NWS, *CWS, *NWP, *ST
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The single subspecies in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW.

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.

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