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Southwestern prickly poppy. "these are 3-5 inches across, white with yellow centers" "Delicate wrinkled petals that look like crepe paper" Argemone pleiacantha,Southwestern prickly poppy Click/tap to enlarge

Southwestern prickly poppy. "these are 3-5 inches across, white with yellow centers"

"Delicate wrinkled petals that look like crepe paper"

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  1. Pretty! Posted 2 years ago
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''Argemone pleiacantha'' is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family known by the common name southwestern prickly poppy. It is native to Arizona and New Mexico in the United States and Chihuahua, and Sonora in Mexico, where it occurs in dry woodlands and slopes of foothills and mountains.

Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by Slowbutsteady
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By Slowbutsteady

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2023. Captured Apr 22, 2012 08:48.
  • DMC-FZ50
  • f/8.0
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO200
  • 14.3mm