*Papaver somniferum Linnaeus. Common name: Opium Poppy, Common Poppy, Garden Poppy. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and Asia Minor.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl2, FNA3, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, WH3, Kiger (1975). Basionym: Papaver somniferum L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Papaver somniferum - FNA3
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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native range: southeastern Europe & western Asia
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