Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Argemone glauca
Collector Name:
Nicole Shores
Collection Date:
August 15, 2012
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Limahuli Garden, Exit Driveway Wall.
Plant Description:
Erect (0.3 m tall) perennial herb with bluish waxy leaves and small thorns on most surfaces. When the plant is broken it produces a yellow latex sap. Flowers are relatively large (6-8 cm) and round with white petals. The anthers, stamens, and pistil are yellow. The small round black seeds are borne in prickly 3 cm long capsules.
Habitat:
Cultivated garden area.
Comments:
Assigned accession number 120173.
Date of Record Creation:
September 21, 2013
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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