Prickly Poppy, Cowboys Fried Eggs, Cardo, Crested Pricklepoppy, Bluestem Pricklepoppy, Chicalote

• Scientific Name: Argemone Gracilenta
• Common Name: Prickly Poppy, Cowboys Fried Eggs, Cardo, Crested Pricklepoppy, Bluestem Pricklepoppy, Chicalote
• References: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/34PhytoN-SWArizPt17NYPL.pdf#page=49
• Habitat: Valleys, washes, ditches
• Life Form: Forb, perennial
• Leaf Description: Alternate simple
• Flower Color: White or whitish
• Flowering Period: Apr. to Nov.
• Spines: Spiny leaves
• Rarity: Common
• Family: Papaveraceae (poppy family)