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Prickly Poppy

Papaver argemone

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Common names

26 names · 22 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Long pricklyhead poppy[1]
  • Prickly Poppy[2][3]
Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • خشخاش أرجموني[3]
  • خشخاش شائك[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
  • mák polní[3]
Danish
  • Kølle-valmue[3]
Estonian
Finnish
  • hietaunikko[3]
German
Hebrew
  • פרג מוארך[3]
Hungarian
  • ördögmák[3]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Smiltyninė aguona[3]
Norwegian
  • klubbevalmue[3]
Polish
  • Mak piaskowy[3]
Russian
  • Мак аргемоновый[3]
  • Мак колючий[3]
  • Мак полевой[3]
Slovak
  • mak poľný[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • spikvallmo[3]
Turkish
  • Kum Haşhaşı[3]
Welsh
  • Pabi penwrychog[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Roemeria argemone ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Long pricklyhead poppy (EN); Amapola macho (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166803; taxon 6WX5W.
  • Sand-Mohn (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 166804; taxon 6WX5W.
[2] Roemeria argemone — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sand-Mohn — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Prickly Poppy — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Amapola macho — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Pavot argémone — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Papavero selvatico — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Ruige klaproos — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
[3] Roemeria argemone — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Sand-Mohn — results[6].names[2]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Prickly Poppy — results[6].names[10]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Amapola macho — results[6].names[14]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Pavot argémone — results[6].names[1]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Papavero selvatico — results[6].names[18]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Ruige klaproos — results[6].names[13]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • liivmagun — results[6].names[3]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Smiltyninė aguona — results[6].names[4]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • spikvallmo — results[6].names[5]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Mak piaskowy — results[6].names[6]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • خشخاش أرجموني — results[6].names[7]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • خشخاش شائك — results[6].names[8]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • mák polní — results[6].names[9]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Мак аргемоновый — results[6].names[11]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Kølle-valmue — results[6].names[12]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Мак колючий — results[6].names[15]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Мак полевой — results[6].names[16]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • ördögmák — results[6].names[17]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • klubbevalmue — results[6].names[19]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • hietaunikko — results[6].names[20]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • mak poľný — results[6].names[21]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Pabi penwrychog — results[6].names[22]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • פרג מוארך — results[6].names[23]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • 鬃罂粟 — results[6].names[24]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
  • Kum Haşhaşı — results[6].names[25]; taxon id 1453825; Roemeria argemone.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Papaver argemone as a synonym of Roemeria argemone.

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

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Papaveraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
Canary Is., Europe to Medit.

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

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Long pricklyhead poppy (Papaver argemone) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to July.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Papaver argemone — 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: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 848220; ID 4CJ8B; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Roemeria argemone — 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 2424361; ID 6WX5W; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2424361; ID 6WX5W; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Roemeria argemone — 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 153840, 555195; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 868674, 868676, 868677, 868679, 868680, 868681, 868682, 868683, 868684, 868685, 868686, 868687, 868688, 868689, 868690, 868691, 868692, 868693, 868694, 868695, 868696, 868697, 868698, 868699, 868700, 868702, 868703, 868704, 868705, 868706, 868708, 868709, 868710, 868711

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.