Prickly Poppy

Roemeria argemone (syn. Papaver argemone) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. Its common names include long pricklyhead poppy, prickly poppy and pale poppy. Its native range includes parts of Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found growing wild in parts of North America, where it is an introduced species. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Prickly Poppy being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Roemeria apula
• Papaver laevigatum
• Papaver pinnatifidum
• Papaver arenarium
• Roemeria sicula
• Roemeria refracta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales

Family

Papaveraceae

Genus

Roemeria

Species

Roemeria argemone

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