Argemone ochroleuca Sweet
subsp. ochroleuca

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Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare

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Garura section of Mazowe River Game Reserve, Maramba CL, across Mazowe River from Hippo Pools

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Ruckomechi River, Mana Pools

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Between Malangalanga and Area 3, Lilongwe

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Hysteria Lane, Area 3, Lilongwe

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By Mazowe River, between camp and weir, Hippo Pools

Synonyms:	Argemone mexicana L. subsp. ochroleuca (Sweet) Schwarzb.
Common names:	White-flowered mexican poppy (English)
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Description:	Description as for Argemone mexicana but the flowers are pale yellow or cream-coloured.
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Notes:	Plants with bright yellow or cream-coloured flowers were previously treated as forms of Argemone mexicana. However, the cream-coloured plants are now referred to as a separate species, namely Argemone ochroleuca Sweet subsp. ochroleuca while the bright yellow plants remain under a more narrowly defined Argemone mexicana. The combined species was known from Botswana but we have no specific records of either of the separated species. However, we believe both are likely to occur.
Derivation of specific name:	ochroleuca: yellowish-white.
Habitat:	In similar habitats to A. mexicana, namely wasteland, disturbed sites and sandy river beds.
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Worldwide distribution:	Mexico.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
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Flora of Caprivi: Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca
Flora of Malawi: Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca
Flora of Mozambique: Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca
Flora of Zambia: Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Argemone ochroleuca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Argemone ochroleuca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Argemone ochroleuca
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iNaturalist: Argemone ochroleuca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Argemone ochroleuca
JSTOR Plant Science: Argemone ochroleuca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Argemone ochroleuca
Plants of the World Online: Argemone ochroleuca
Tropicos: Argemone ochroleuca
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