Flower; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 9/2011 © Julia Roeser
Flower buds; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 9/2011 © Julia Roeser
Capsule with one petal remaining; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 9/2011 © Julia Roeser
Capsule; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 9/2011 © Julia Roeser
Habit; Botanical Garden Halle, Germany; 9/2011 © Julia Roeser
Identifier: 1820 Date of entry: 28.09.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Opium poppy
German: Schlafmohn
Portuguese: Papoila-dormideira
Kingdom: Plantae (2604)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2501)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2116)
Order: Papaverales (17)
Family: Papaveraceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Papaver (6)
Epithet: somniferum L. (1)
somniferum => sleep-inducing
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
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