*Papaver Linnaeus. Subfamily: Papaveroideae. Common name: Poppy.
A genus of about 80 species, annual and perennial herbs, of temperate Northern Hemisphere.
ID notes: Additional species are cultivated and may be found in our area persistent, escaped, as waifs, or as naturalized populations.
References: Kadereit (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Kiger (1975); Kiger & Murray (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Show full citations.
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