Argemone platyceras

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|genus=Argemone

|species=platyceras

|authority=Link & Otto

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|synonyms=Argemone mexicana var. aculeatissima {{small|Moric. ex Prain}}

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Argemone platyceras, the chicalote, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.{{cite web |title=Argemone platyceras chicalote |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/40924/argemone-platyceras/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=9 February 2023 |quote=Other common names; crested poppy ... 1 suppliers }} It is native to seasonally dry areas of Mexico, and has been introduced to Uzbekistan.{{cite POWO |id=671713-1 |title=Argemone platyceras Link & Otto |access-date=9 February 2023 }} There appears to be a cultivar, 'Silver Charm'.{{cite web |title=Argemone platyceras 'Silver Charm' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/217455/argemone-platyceras-silver-charm/details |date=2023 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=9 February 2023 }}