Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B.Ownbey

A common and conspicuous plant found throughout the Great Plains and westward to a line from southern New Mexico to eastern Oregon.

A flower at San Augustin Pass, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 26 Aug 2009.



Closer view of a flower, San Augustin Pass, 26 Aug 2009.



Fruits at San Augustin Pass, 26 Aug 2009.



A bud at San Augustin Pass, 26 Aug 2009. As with other Papaveraceae, the sepals are deciduous.



Plant habit at San Augustin Pass, 26 Aug 2009.

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