Armenian poppy seeds

Armenian poppy seeds
Systematics
	Eudicotyledons
Order :	Buttercups (Ranunculales)
Family :	Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)
Subfamily :	Papaveroideae
Genre :	Poppy seeds ( papaver )
Type :	Armenian poppy seeds
Scientific name
	Papaver armeniacum
	DC.

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Rosette of leaves of the Armenian poppy, biennial in late spring before blooming

The Armenian poppy ( Papaver armeniacum (L.) DC, also Argemone armeniaca L., Papaver roopianum Bordz.) Is a species of the poppy family (Papaveraceae). It was first described by Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle . The Armenian poppy was sometimes confused with the Anatolian poppy . The medicinal poppy (Papaver bracteatum) is also sometimes referred to as the Armenian poppy.

description

The Armenian poppy grows as a biennial herbaceous plant and reaches heights of 20 to 40 centimeters in the second year. It forms a strong tap root . The gray-green, hairy, lanceolate, pinnate-lobed leaves are in a basal rosette of 20 to 40 centimeters in diameter. The flowering period is between July and August. The flower buds are very hairy. The relatively small flowers are radial symmetry . The four salmon-red flowers petals are without inner drawing. The capsule fruit is 0.8 to 1.2 inches long and grooved.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14.

distribution

The Armenian poppy grows at altitudes between 1700 and 3400 meters on scree surfaces, preferably on limestone. It occurs in the Iranian-Turanian vegetation zone in south-east Turkey ( Hâkkari ), on Lake Van and around the Ararat . in northwest Iran and Luristan, as well as in Armenia .

The Armenian poppy forms natural hybrids with Papaver fugax on the south-eastern edge of its range .

Individual evidence

↑ Papaver armeniacum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
^ Gerhard Pils: Flowers of Turkey, A photo guide. Self-published 2006, p. 262
↑ JB Phipps, J. Cullen, 1976: Centers of Diversity quantified: a Maximum Variance Approach to a biogeographic problem. Vegetatio 31/3, fig. 1
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Web links

[IPCN-1] Papaver armeniacum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[2] Gerhard Pils: Flowers of Turkey, A photo guide. Self-published 2006, p. 262

[3] JB Phipps, J. Cullen, 1976: Centers of Diversity quantified: a Maximum Variance Approach to a biogeographic problem. Vegetatio 31/3, fig. 1

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