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	Papaver somniferum  L.

Fam.: Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.

Genus:  Papaver  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Papaver:		Roman name of Poppy
	somniferum:		bringing sleep

Fig. 1:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Karlsruhe 19.7.2008

Fig. 2:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Karlsruhe 19.7.2008

Fig. 3:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Worms 23.5.2014

Fig. 4:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Worms 23.5.2014

Fig. 5:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Worms 23.5.2014

Fig. 6:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Worms 23.5.2014

Fig. 7:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Worms 23.5.2014

Fig. 8:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Mannheim 24.7.2006

Fig. 9:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (young plant) D Mannheim 27.4.2020

Fig. 10:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (seed capsule) D Mannheim 9.7.2010

Fig. 11:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Mannheim 20.6.2021

Fig. 12:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Mannheim 20.6.2021

Fig. 13:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy D Rheinhessen, Flonheim 14.6.2008

Fig. 14:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy Majorca, S'Albufera 30.4.2011

Fig. 15:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Hemsbach 4.6.2020

Fig. 16:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Hemsbach 4.6.2020

Fig. 17:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Hemsbach 4.6.2020

Fig. 18:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Frankfurt-Schwanheim 22.6.2019

Fig. 19:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Frankfurt-Schwanheim 22.6.2019

Fig. 20:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Frankfurt-Schwanheim 22.6.2019

Fig. 21:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Frankfurt-Schwanheim 22.6.2019

Fig. 22:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) D Frankfurt-Schwanheim 22.6.2019

Fig. 23:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) F Camargue 27.5.2009

Fig. 24:  Papaver somniferum / Opium Poppy (double garden form) F Camargue 27.5.2009

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