falso-cardo vs white-flower Mexican-poppy

Argemone mexicana compared with Argemone ochroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	falso-cardo	white-flower Mexican-poppy
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family same	Papaveraceae	Papaveraceae
Genus same	Argemone	Argemone
Species	Argemone mexicana	Argemone ochroleuca

Evolutionary Relationship

falso-cardo and white-flower Mexican-poppy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Argemone.

Conservation Status

falso-cardo

NE — Not Evaluated

white-flower Mexican-poppy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	falso-cardo	white-flower Mexican-poppy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

falso-cardo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (34 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (7 countries).

white-flower Mexican-poppy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Spain), North America (Nicaragua), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

falso-cardo

The Bermuda Thistle (Argemone mexicana) is a species in the genus Argemone. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇮🇳 India 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia