Papaver is a genus of 70 to 100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America, and is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae. The flowers have two sepals that fall away as the bud opens and four to six petals in shades of red, pink, orange, yellow or lilac, developing into distinctive capsules that split open to release numerous tiny seeds.
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Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 1 Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceFlowers with two sepals that fall away as the bud opens and four to six petals in red, pink, orange, yellow, or lilac. 1 Scientific Name Connections
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1. Papaver - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae.
Flower description section
The flowers have two sepals that fall off as the bud opens, and four (or up to six) petals in red, pink, orange, yellow, or lilac.
- flowering plant genus native to temperate regions
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 306687
Papaver is a genus of 70-100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America.
History and uses
In the course of history, poppies have always been attributed important medicinal properties.
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ146391, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Poppy
- Wikidata Q146391, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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