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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Papaver is a ANNUAL growing to 0.4 m (1ft 4in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
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| Composition
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| Figures in grams (g) or miligrams (mg) per 100g of food.
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Seed (Fresh weight)
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- 533 Calories per 100g
- Water : 6.8%
- Protein: 18g; Fat: 44.7g; Carbohydrate: 23.7g; Fibre: 6.3g; Ash: 6.8g;
- Minerals - Calcium: 1448mg; Phosphorus: 848mg; Iron: 9.4mg; Magnesium: 2.3mg; Sodium: 21mg; Potassium: 700mg; Zinc: 0mg;
- Vitamins - A: 0mg; Thiamine (B1): 0.95mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0.17mg; Niacin: 0.98mg; B6: 0mg; C: 0mg;
- Reference: [ 269]
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Medicinal Uses
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An infusion or syrup made from the petals is used as a sudorific[240].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Prefers a well-drained sandy loam in a sunny position[1, 200]. Does not do well on wet clay soils but succeeds in most other soils[115]. Plants usually self-sow freely when growing in suitable conditions so long as the soil surface is disturbed[238]. When growing in cereal fields, poppies decrease the yields of nearby cereal plants[18, 20]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[233].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring in situ[200].
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Armenia EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (w. & Krym), Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Algeria (north), Egypt (north), Morocco
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Argemone albiflora | White Prickly Poppy, Bluestem pricklypoppy | Annual | 1.5 |
6-9
| | L | N | DM | 0 | 1 | |
| Argemone mexicana | Prickly Poppy, Mexican pricklypoppy | Perennial | 0.6 |
7-10
| | L | N | DM | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Chelidonium majus | Greater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Greater Celandine | Perennial | 0.5 |
5-8
| F | LMH | FSN | M | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Corydalis ambigua | | Perennial | 0.2 |
5-9
| | LM | S | M | 1 | 3 | |
| Corydalis aurea | Scrambled Eggs | Annual/Biennial | 0.5 |
5-9
| | LM | S | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Corydalis cava | | Perennial | 0.2 |
5-9
| | LM | S | M | 0 | 3 | |
| Corydalis edulis | | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | S | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Corydalis falconeri | | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | S | M | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corydalis govaniana | | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Corydalis incisa | Incised fumewort | Annual/Biennial | 0.3 |
6-10
| | LM | S | M | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Corydalis intermedia | | Perennial | 0.2 |
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| | LM | S | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Corydalis juncea | | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Corydalis ochotensis | | Biennial | 1.0 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Corydalis pallida | | Biennial | 0.3 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Corydalis solida | Fumewort, Spring fumewort | Perennial | 0.2 |
5-9
| | LM | S | M | 1 | 3 | |
| Corydalis ternata | Three-Leaf Corydalis | Perennial | 0.2 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Corydalis vaginans | | Annual/Biennial | 0.0 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Corydalis yanhusuo | Yan Hu Suo | Perennial | 0.0 |
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| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 3 | |
| Dicentra canadensis | Squirrel Corn | Perennial | 0.2 |
4-8
| | LM | FS | M | 1 | 2 | |
| Dicentra cucullaria | Dutchman's Breeches | Perennial | 0.1 |
5-9
| M | LM | FS | M | 0 | 2 | |
| Dicentra eximia | Dwarf bleeding heart, turkey-corn | Perennial | 0.4 |
3-9
| M | LMH | FS | M | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dicentra spectabilis | Bleeding Heart, Japanese Bleeding Heart, Common Bleeding Heart | Perennial | 0.6 |
3-9
| M | LM | SN | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Eschscholzia californica | Californian Poppy | Perennial | 0.3 |
6-11
| F | LMH | N | DM | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Glaucium flavum | Horned Poppy, Yellow hornpoppy | Perennial | 0.6 |
6-9
| S | LMH | N | DM | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Macleaya cordata | Plume Poppy | Perennial | 2.0 |
4-10
| F | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Meconopsis aculeata | | Perennial | 0.6 |
6-9
| | LMH | S | M | 1 | 2 | |
| Meconopsis grandis | Blue Poppy | Perennial | 1.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | S | M | 1 | 0 | |
| Meconopsis napaulensis | Himalayan Poppy | Perennial | 2.0 |
7-10
| | LMH | S | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Papaver argemone | Prickly Poppy, Long pricklyhead poppy | Annual | 0.4 |
7-10
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | |
| Papaver dubium | Long-Head Poppy, Blindeyes | Annual | 0.5 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | M | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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