Pollinator plant

white Mexican poppy

Argemone grandiflora

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Common names

6 names · 5 languages
EnglishYour language
  • white Mexican poppy[1]
  • White prickly poppy
Other languages (4)
Dutch
  • stekelpapaver
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 大花蓟罂粟[2]
Japanese
  • オオバナアザミゲシ[2]
Slovak
  • argemona veľkokvetá[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • white Mexican poppy — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Argemone grandiflora.
[2] Argemone grandiflora — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • オオバナアザミゲシ — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 273904; Argemone grandiflora.
  • 大花蓟罂粟 — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 273904; Argemone grandiflora.
  • argemona veľkokvetá — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 273904; Argemone grandiflora.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Argemone grandiflora is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Papaveraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
N. & E. Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

White prickly poppy (Argemone grandiflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Argemone grandiflora — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 4843077; ID GGC4; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 4843077; ID GGC4; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Argemone grandiflora — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1312496; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1180177, 1180178, 1180179

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.