papaver argemone

Papaver argemone is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. Its common names include long pricklyhead poppy, prickly poppy and pale poppy. Its native range includes parts of Eurasia and North Africa, but it can be found growing wild in parts of North America, where it is an introduced species. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

This annual herb grows up to 50 cm (20 in), Its 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in) long, branching stems are coated in stiff prickly hairs. The fern-like ...