- Family : PAPAVERACEAE
(Poppy Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KHAS-KHAS FAMILY (खस -खस फैमिली
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Papaveraceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Argemone mexicana L.
- Common name : Broad-leaved Sorel, Prickly Poppy, Mexican Poppy, Yellow mexican poppy
- Vernacular name :
- Satyanasini (Hindi)
- Arashina dhatura, Dhaturigida (Kannada)
- Pirama thandu, Virumalakachi, Brammadhandu (Tamil)
- Brahma dandi, Kusuma pala, Yerrikusuma (Telugu)
- Agara, Agora, Kanta kusum, Dengebejari, Sarpuni, Udasmari, Laphar phul, Udisamari, Nippania (Oria)
- Pivala-dhotra (Marathi)
- Bhramadanthi, Erumakalli, Kandankathiri, Malayeruma, Ponnummam, Ponnumattu, Swanasheeri, Virumenchedi (Malayalam)
- Habit : Herb
- Comments / notes : Common in waste places and in agriculture fields as a weed. Fresh root is an antidote for scorpion bites. Yellow latex of the plant is applied as an antiseptic. Seed oil is used for lighting. Consumption of the oil is injurious for health and may cause Jaundice (Orissa flora vol 1)
- Key identification features : Prickly herbs with yellow latex; Flowers bright yellow.
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, S.P.S. Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
- Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mahbubnagar district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Chamarajanagara district, Kolar district
- Kerala : Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district
- Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
- Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Balangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Kendujhar district, Khordha district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district,Sambalpur district, Sundargarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kancheepuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district
- Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
- Gujarat : Somnath
- Uttarakhand : Nainital district
- Himachal Pradesh : Una district
- Delhi : Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
- Lakshadweep : Agatti Islands, Androth Islands, Kavaratti Islands, Kalpeni Islands
- Native : Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Now naturalized in the tropics
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Franklin Benjamin & G.V.S.Murthy, 2013. Flora of Sri Venkateswara National Park, Andhra Pradesh, BSI.
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- C., Sudhakar Reddy & Roy, Parth. (2011). Plant Diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.
- H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 44
- Read more :
- Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Argemone mexicana
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2025). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Argemone mexicana. Downloaded on 2 January 2026.
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