-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies (Order Ranunculales)

-Poppy Family (Family Papaveraceae)

-Subfamily Papaveroideae

-Tribe Papavereae

-Prickly Poppies (Genus Argemone)

-Mexican Poppy (Argemone ochroleuca)

Prickly poppies belong to the genus Argemone, a group of spiny, flowering plants in the poppy family (Papaveraceae). These plants are known for their distinctive prickly leaves and stems, as well as their large, showy flowers that resemble traditional poppies. Argemone species are commonly found in arid and semi-arid regions.