Papaver somniferum |
Papaver macounii |
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opium poppy |
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Habit | Glaucous annual, the usually simple stems 3-10 dm. tall, glabrous below. | |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, sessile and cordate-clasping, shallowly lobed, the lobes toothed, the margins somewhat crinkly. |
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Flowers | Flowers single on long, bristly, terminal peduncles; sepals 2, separately early-deciduous; petals 4, white to purple, large, wavy-margined; stamens numerous; style absent, stigma sessile, disk-like, with 5-15 round, stigmatic ridges. |
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Fruits | Capsule glabrous, sub-globose, 2.5-5 cm. long. |
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Papaver somniferum |
Papaver macounii |
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Flowering time | May-July | |
Habitat | Waste areas, roadsides, and other disturbed areas. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across various parts of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Introduced from Eurasia | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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