Quercus

Bluestem Prickly-poppy

Argemone albiflora

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Argemone

  • Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
2BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
7BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Argemone

  • Alectoris chukarChukar
  • Colinus virginianusNorthern Bobwhite
  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
  • Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Papaveraceae
Flower color
White

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Blue Stem Prickly Poppy; Blue Stem Pricklypoppy; Blue Stemmed Prickly Poppy; Blue Stemmed Pricklypoppy; Bluestem Prickly Poppy; Bluestem Prickly poppy; Bluestem Pricklypoppy; Bluestemmed Prickly Poppy; Bluestemmed Pricklypoppy; Carolina Poppy; White Prickly Poppy; White Pricklypoppy

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG4G5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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