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White Wildflower Gallery

Poppy Shapes

Papaveraceae - Poppy family

White Prickly Poppy Argemone albiflora

Flower about 4" wide.  The three part bracts encasing the flower fall off after blooming.  Leaves and seedpods are very prickly.  Short plant is about 1 foot tall, tall version about 4foot tall.

Photos of short version & seedpods taken in Taylor County, Texas, April & July 2004

Photos of tall version taken in Coleman County, Texas, May 2004

(Native of Texas)

see similar   Mexican Prickly Poppy

Malvaceae - Mallow family

Cotton Gossypium hirsutum

Why cotton plants are not found in gardens is beyond me.  The large green leaves have three pointed lobes.  The flower bracts, small leafs that cover bud, have edge serrations that looks like fire.  The bud is bright pink, unwinding into a bright, 3"-4" wide white flower.  As the bolls (seed pods) mature the flower turns pinkish/red then falls off.  The green boll grows, dry out, and pops open to reveal a fun handful of tangled cotton fibers and thousands of seeds.  Farmers defoliate the plants to harvest the cotton.

Photos of taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004

(crop plant - Native of North America)

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