Fischer, E. (2020) Papaveraceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium
Description of the genus
Annual or biennial herbs with yellow latex. Leaves deeply pinnately lobed or incised, spiny. Sepals 3, horned at the apex. Petals 6. Stigma ± capitate at apex, 4-6-lobed.
Worldwide: c. 23 species in North and South America, West Indies and Hawaii.
Copyright:
Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.(2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Argemone. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=611, retrieved 17 December 2025
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