''Argemone'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
family
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Papaveraceae commonly known as prickly poppies.
There are about 32 species native to the
Americas
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Along with th ...
and
Hawaii
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.
[''Argemone''.]
Flora of North America. The generic name originated as ἀργεμώνη in
Greek and was applied by
Dioscorides
Pedanius Dioscorides ( grc-gre, Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης, ; 40–90 AD), “the father of pharmacognosy”, was a Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author of ''De materia medica'' (, On Medical Material) —a 5-vol ...
to a poppy-like plant used to treat
cataracts.
[ἄργεμον (''argemon'') means "cataract" in Greek. See ]
Selected species
Formerly placed here
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Papaver armeniacum
''Papaver armeniacum'', the Armenian poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the Caucasus region. It produces the benzylisoquinoline alkaloid
Alkaloids are a class of basic, naturally occurring organic co ...
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(L.) DC. (as ''A. armeniaca''
L.)
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Further reading
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Papaveraceae genera
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