Argemone

See text Argemone is a genus of flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae commonly known as prickly poppies.

[2] There are about 32 species native to the Americas and Hawaii.

[3] The generic name originated as ἀργεμώνη in Greek and was applied by Dioscorides to a poppy-like plant used to treat cataracts.

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