Argemone mexicana

TaxID: 54796

Basic Information

Argemone mexicana

Bermuda Thistle, Mexican Prickly Poppy

Argemone mexicana, also known by the common names Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle, cardo, and cardosanto, is a species of poppy found in Mexico and now widely naturalized in many parts of the world. An extremely hardy pioneer plant, it is tolerant of drought and poor soil, often being the only cover on new road cuttings or verges. It has bright yellow latex. It is poisonous to grazing animals, and it is rarely eaten, but it has been used medicinally by many peoples, including those in its native area, as well as the indigenous peoples of the western United States, parts of Mexico, and many parts of India. In India, during the colorful festival Holika Dahan, adults and children worship by offering flowers, and this species is in its maximum flowering phase during March when the Holi festival is celebrated. It is also referred to as "Kanteli Ka Phul" and "Satyanashi" in India.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Ranunculales

Papaveraceae

Argemone

mexicana

Unclassified

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Jordan A1 list 2013
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —

Distribution (114 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Aruba Present —
Angola Present —
Anguilla Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Burundi Present —
Belgium Present —
Benin Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (4 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR2040164 - - - 15858817 -
ERR2040166 - - - 14472959 -
SRR18335408 pooled aerial and root plantlet - 17757669 Mexico:Yucatan
SRR18335407 pooled aerial and root plantlet - 17011810 Mexico:Yucatan

DNA Barcodes (19 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TRM152-15 - rbcL 607 India - -
SAFH568-10 - rbcLa 552 South Africa 2007-02-01 -23.90472, 31.66917
SAFH4413-12 - rbcLa 522 South Africa 2011-09-29 -25.736, 28.238
SAFH3042-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa - -26.184, 27.998
SAFH2845-11 - rbcLa 552 South Africa - -26.185, 27.992
PNG151-18 - trnL-F 570 Mozambique 2015-05-31 -18.9134, 34.51714
PLOMA744-22 - rbcL 538 Peru 2018-11-05 -17.737, -71.174
PLOMA676-22 - rbcL 543 Peru 2018-11-03 -17.787, -71.106
PLOMA1150-22 - rbcL 529 Peru 2018-11-11 -15.779, -74.221
ITSAJ4639-14 - ITS2 239 - - -
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Literature