Papaveraceae
Argemone (Not native)
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 14 January 2021
- Argemone mexicana L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 115; Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 212; Merrill, EPFP 2 (1923) 206; Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. 1, 5 (1954) 114. Distribution: America, Caribbean. LUZON: Bulacan (photos), Cagayan (photos). Notes: Introduced in the Philippines around the early part of the 19th century; widely distributed in and about towns, waste places, road sides, grassland, regenerating forest. In lowland regions with pronounced dry season. Naturalized.