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Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy [2] or breadseed poppy, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant grown in gardens.
26 de jul. de 2024 · opium poppy, (Papaver somniferum), flowering plant of the family Papaveraceae, native to Turkey. Opium, morphine, codeine, and heroin are all derived from the milky latex found in its unripe seed capsule.
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The Egyptians cultivated opium thebaicum in famous poppy fields around 1300 BCE. Opium was traded from Egypt by the Phoenicians and Minoans to destinations around the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece, Carthage, and Europe.
Perhaps no flower is as mesmerizing and fascinating as the opium -- or breadseed -- poppy. Cultivated since prehistoric times, this gorgeous flower has been used -- and abused -- for medicine and...
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When pollinated, the opium poppy fruit is a grey-green spherical capsule with a flat, striped cap. These dry a black-brown colour when dry, and contain hundreds or even thousands of tiny black, brown or grey seeds. Read the scientific profile for the opium poppy.
2 de ago. de 2024 · opium, narcotic drug that is obtained from the unripe seedpods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), a plant of the family Papaveraceae. (See poppy.) Opium is obtained by slightly incising the seed capsules of the poppy after the plant’s flower petals have fallen.
1 de ene. de 2002 · Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, is an annual cultivar that grows from three to five feet tall and has white-to-pink, red, or purple flowers. The plant has a taproot from which the stem develops. The leaves are gray-blue or greenish and are ovate-oblong in shape.
