Papaveraceae family (1 species)
Argemone mexicana Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 508. 1753.
Indigenous quite rare herb of open spots, often sandy, at low elevations.
Anguilla,
St. Martin, St. Barthélemy, Barbuda, Antigua, Saba, St. Eustatius, St.
Kitts, Nevis, Redonda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, La Désirade, Marie
Galante, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines,
Grenada, Barbados, rest of West Indies, North America, Mesoamerica,
South America, though exact native range is obscure.
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