Argemone mexicana L.

  • Filed As

    Papaveraceae
    Argemone mexicana L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 99-485, 15 Jun 1999

  • Location

    Bahamas. Cat Island. Old Bight, just northeast of the Pass Me Not Bar, next to the Church (Baptist?).

  • Habitat

    Disturbed roadside gravel and grass area.

  • Description

    Stout herb with annoying prickers. Flowers showy with yellow petals and prickly fruits. Vegetation has a yellow sap. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02595330

    Occurrence ID: 156df531-8dc1-4002-a4e7-7cbf8f8af042

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ranunculales

  • Family

    Papaveraceae

  • All Determinations

    Argemone mexicana L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Cat Island

  • Locality

    Old Bight, just northeast of the Pass Me Not Bar, next to the Church (Baptist?).

  • Coordinates

    24.2206, -75.385

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Interpreted seconds as decimal minutes to match written locality. Consistent with other errors on similar labels by this collector.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Argemone mexicana	Au: L.
Family	Papaveraceae
Common Name Thistle (Tissle), Thistley (Tissley)
Description	Stout herb with annoying prickers. Flowers showy with yellow
petals and prickly fruits. Vegetation has a yellow sap.
Location/Habitat Old Bight, just northeast of the Pass Me Not Bar, next to the Church
(Baptist?). Disturbed roadside gravel and grass area.
Latitude	24°13’23”N	Longitude 75°23’10”W
Uses/Comments Plant is boiled and the decoction taken for jaunidce, hepatitis, and bad
coughs (like TB), and urinary tract infections ("stoppage" or "burning in
water"). Not previously listed as occurring on Cat Island (Correll &
Correll,
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-485 Duplicates 5 Date June 15,1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
02595330