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Papaver

poppy

Synonyms
Stylomecon
Botanical details
Family
Papaveraceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Papaver

Genus description

Papaver can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous perennials with simple or pinnately divided leaves and short-lived, saucer-shaped, 4-petalled flowers which may be solitary or in racemes

Name status

Correct

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