Argemone mexicana (462900862)

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Description: Common name: Mexcian prickly poppy, Satyanashi सत्यानाशी (Hindi), Kudiyotti குடியோட்டி (Tamil), Ponnummattu (Malayalam), BaraShil-Kantal (Bengali), Firangi dhotra (Marathi), Datturigidda (Kannada), Kshirini (Sanskrit), Brahmadandi (Telugu), Phirangi dhutro (Konkani) Botanical name: Argemone mexicana - [ (AR-ge-mon-ee) white spot on the eye, for which argmone was once a cure; (meks-sih-KAY-nuh) of or from Mexico ] Synonyms: Argemone leiocarpa • Argemone mucronata • Argemone ochroleuca • Argemone spinosa • Argemone sulphurea • Argemone versicolor • Ectrus mexicanus • Papaver spinosum Family: Papaveraceae (poppy family) - [ (puh-pav-er-AY-see-ay) the Papaver (poppy) family ] Origin: Mexico Argemone mexicana (Mexican Poppy, Mexican Prickly Poppy or Cardosanto) is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now a widespread weed in the United States and India. Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Dave's Garden - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - EcoPort Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review. Date: 7 April 2007, 13:34. Source: Argemone mexicana. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location18° 44′ 13.5″ N, 73° 28′ 32.65″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 18.737083; 73.475737.