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Pale Rough-fruit Poppy - Papaver argemone
Other Names:
Prickly Poppy, Long Pricklyhead Poppy, Pale Poppy
General Description
Annual with hispid foliage. Stems 15–50 cm, simple or branched. Leaf blades twice pinnately divided, to 12 cm long. Flowers solitary on branch tips; petals red with a black base, to 25 mm long. Capsules oblong, 15–20 mm long with stiff hairs (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Range Comments
Sporadic throughout the U.S.; introduced from Europe. Collected in Ravalli County (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 1
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Recency
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Habitat
Escaped from cultivation to roadsides and disturbed fields, though populations do not persist; valleys (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Management
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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