Naturalised
Argemone_mexicana_2_-06082024 © OBG
Argemone_mexicana_2-06082024 © OBG
Argemone_mexicana_3-06082024 © OBG
Argemone_mexicana_4-06082024 © OBG
Argemone_mexicana_5-06082024 © OBG
Argemone_mexicana_6-06082024 © OBG
Argemone_mexicana-06082024 © OBG
Erect , spiny annual or a short-lived perennial herb ; up to 1m , often branching near the base . Stems erect , branched , with yellow latex . Leaves alternate , 12 x 5 cm , sessile , elliptic to oblong in outline , somewhat fleshy , blue/green , with a distinctive white stripe down the centre and along the veins , deeply lobed with sharp , spiny margins . Inflorescences solitary , terminal . Flowers golden yellow , papery , sessile , subtended by 1 or 2 foliaceous bracts ; sepals 3 , concave , imbricate ; petals 4-6 , obovate , 2-3 . 5 x 1 . 5-2 . 5 cm , delicate , soon falling ; stamens numerous . Fruit capsule , 3-4 x 1 . 5-2 cm , oblong , erect , ribbed with sharp prickles , splitting by 3-6 valves . Seeds ± 2 mm , subglobose , with a small beak at one end , black , many , covered with rounded tubercles . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Argemone mexicana var. typica Prain
Echtrus mexicanus (L.) Nieuwl.
Papaver mexicanum (L.) E.H.L.Krause
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Mexican Poppy
Prickly Poppy
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Bermuda Thistle
Goatweed
Flowering Thistle
Yellow Thistle
Mexican Thistle
Yellow Prickly Poppy
Cardo
Cardosanto
In Omani studies: Ghazanfar (2003) wrote that: "In Oman, the seeds have been used in traditional medicine as a demulcent, diuretic, for treating eye complains, jaundice, as a laxative and narcotic". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.1). In addition, Pickering & Patzelt (2008) mentioned that: "Various medicinal uses are reported including treating eye infections. Toxic". (Ref. Field guide to the wild plants of Oman; 2008).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.cabi.org *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4. *POWO (2022). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
