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Argemone corymbosa

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Leafy Prickly-poppy

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142598
Element CodePDPAP03060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPapaverales
FamilyPapaveraceae
GenusArgemone
Other Common Names
Mojave pricklypoppy (EN) Mojave Prickly-poppy (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Comprised of two subspecies (Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-01-11
Change Date1999-01-22
Edition Date2001-01-11
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Argemone corymbosa (which is comprised of two subspecies) is in southeastern California, western and southern Nevada, central-western to central-northern Arizona and southeastern Utah, occurring on desert flats and slopes, including dune areas, in sandy (or granitic) soil.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaS2Yes
NevadaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1997. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 3. Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 590 pp.
  2. Graf, M. 1999. Plants of the Tahoe Basin: Flowering plants, trees, and ferns. California Native Plant Society Press, Sacramento and Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 308 pp.
  3. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  5. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  6. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.