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Flowers. The plant is an indeterminate zygomorphic inflorescent, individual heads are borne on a peduncle. The stems are usually erect, prostrate or decumbent to ascending, and are stout and corymbed branched. [3] The flower heads are composed of five to eighteen yellow ray flowers with white tips and many central yellow disk flowers.
Argemone albiflora, the white prickly poppy, also known as the bluestem prickly poppy or the Texas prickly poppy, [1] is a small erect plant with a decorative white flower with a yellow latex. It is deeply rooted with yellow or red stamens. The plant is known for the sharp prickles on its stem and leaves.
Glochids are also present on the fruit. This is the source for the plants common name "prickly pear". The flowers are bright yellow with a pale green to orange or red center. In some regions occasional plants may produce flowers of other colors such as orange, pink, or magenta. The edible fruits are usually red or purple with a pink seedy flesh.
Its tall yellow flower stalks dot dry rocky slopes and washes throughout the spring. It forms a rosette of fleshy gray-green leaves 20–70 cm long and 4.5–10 cm broad, with sharp spines along the edges and at the tips. It flowers at maturity (20 to 40 years [3]), sending up an inflorescence 2–6 m tall.
In mid-spring the plant produces a profusion of brilliant yellow flowers changing to orange and red, 3 to 4 inches across. In summer, the oblong fruit is bright red to purple, 2 to 3 inches long. The plant can be a spectacular addition to the desert garden. It requires full sun and is highly tolerant of desert heat.
Argemone mexicana – MHNT Flower bud of prickly poppy, which is a common weed of India. Picture is taken at Beliatore, West Bengal, India. Argemone mexicana, also known by the common names Mexican poppy, [1] Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle, [2] cardo, and cardosanto, is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in many parts of the world.
Argemone munita is a species of prickly poppy known by the common names flatbud prickly poppy and chicalote. "Munita" means "armed", in reference to the many long prickles. [ 1 ] This flower is native to California , where it is widespread throughout the western part of the state and its eastern deserts, on slopes to 10,000 feet, and along ...
The flowers are yellow to gold in color, and are found along the margins of mature segments. The flowers are waxy and sometimes have red centers. They measure 4–6 cm (1 + 5 ⁄ 8 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) across. This cactus blooms in the late spring. The juicy red or purple fruits measure from 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 –2 in). As the fruit matures ...