Argemone platyceras Link & Otto is a plant in the Papaveraceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Argemone platyceras Link & Otto

Argemone platyceras Link & Otto

Argemone platyceras (chicalote) is a Papaveraceae flowering plant native to Mexican seasonally dry areas, introduced to Uzbekistan, with a 'Silver Charm' cultivar.

Family
Genus
Argemone
Order
Ranunculales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Argemone platyceras Link & Otto

Argemone platyceras, commonly known as chicalote, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to seasonally dry regions of Mexico, and has been introduced to Uzbekistan. A cultivated variety named 'Silver Charm' appears to exist for this species.

Photo: (c) Dick Culbert, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Papaveraceae Argemone

More from Papaveraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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