Mexican prickly poppy
Argemone mexicana
23.4965, 87.3242
Field Notes
Description:
A species of poppy. It is an annual herb with bright yellow sap.
Habitat:
Found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in the United States, India and Ethiopia.
Notes:
The seeds resemble the seeds of Brassica nigra (mustard). As a result, mustard oil is adulterated by argemone seed oil rendering it poisonous, though the plant has its own medicinal uses.
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