Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Argemone
- Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist 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
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Soil pH
- Acidic to neutral
- Flower color
- Cream, yellow or white
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Cream, yellow or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “Up to about 2.66667 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Life cycle · “Annual” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Very dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Mexican Prickly poppy
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- South Carolina occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications