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Argemone mexicana
Mexican prickly poppy
As recorded: Argemone mexicana L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Papaveraceae
- Collected by
- den Hoed, G.; van der Meer, P.den Hoed →van der Meer →
- Collector number
- 65
- Date
- July 3, 1934
- Locality
- West Java, Tjimahi.
- Island
- Java
- Region
- Indonesia
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- van Steenis, C.G.G.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Argemone mexicana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,430 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Salalah, OM-JA, OM
(c) Radim J. Vašut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
38479 Los Silos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spagna
(c) V a, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Taqah, OM-JA, OM
(c) Radim J. Vašut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Umkhanyakude, ZA-NL, ZA
(c) Toki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Vhembe District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Suzaan Kritzinger-Klopper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Kilosa, TZ-MO, TZ
(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Argemone mexicana. BISH 583139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158823. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/583139.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956158823 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
