Argemone glauca var. glauca - a photo on Flickriver

Pua kala, pōkalakala, or Hawaiian prickly poppy
Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (all main islands; on Hawaiʻi Island restricted to South Point or Ka Lae)
Locally common to uncommon
Oʻahu (Cultivated)

Hawaiian Name
Pua kala literally means "thorny flower." This is also the name given to a native lobelia (Cyanea solenocalyx) with prickly leaves, found in gulches of Molokaʻi.

The name Pōkalakala is also used for Polyscias racemosa [syn. Munroidendron racemosum].

Even with the toxic background, the early Hawaiians used the bright yellow sap (latex) and seeds medicinally for toothache pain, neuralgia (nerve pain), and ulcers. The sap only was used for warts.

Etymology
The genus name Argemone is derived from the Greek argema, cataract, in reference to the use of the sap of type of poppy reputed to cure cataracts.

The specific epithet glauca is from the Greek, glaukos, for blue-green or blue-gray referring to the color of this poppy's leaves.

nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Argemone_glauca

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Taken on: October 14, 2014

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