Argemone platyceras, the chicalote, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to seasonally dry areas of Mexico, and has been introduced to Uzbekistan. There appears to be a cultivar, 'Silver Charm'.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Chicalote 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Argemone
- Species
- Argemone platyceras
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