Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Glaw’si-um. Stout herbs native in regions from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan and related to Argemone and Papaver .
Description
Leaves pinnately lobed, forming a basal rosette. The flowers are solitary, yellow or red, with 2 sepals and 4 petals.
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Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Plat-i-stee’mon. A single, attractive species from Calif.
Description
Leaves entire. Flowers with 3 sepals and 6 petals.
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Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Pap-a’ver. The true poppies comprise a genus of about 50 species of herbs found mostly in the temperate regions of Europe and Asia and a few in w. North America.
Description
Leaves basal, generally many, usually deeply segmented and hairy. Flowers solitary, on a long slender stalk, nodding when in bud, but straightening as the flower opens. Calyx of 2 sepals, which fall when the petals open. Corolla of 5 petals, vividly colored red, violet, yellow, or white, sometimes blotched at the base. Stamens numerous. If cut or broken, plant exudes a milky substance.
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Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Hun-nee-man-i’a. A single species related to Eschscholzia , but with 2 separate sepals.
Description
Leaves bluish green and dissected into blunt, narrow segments. Flowers showy, with 4 petals and 2 sepals.
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Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Are-jem’o-nee. The prickly poppies are tropical American herbs of perhaps 30 species, one very widely grown.
Description
Stout with yellow juice, the cut leaves more or less toothed and spiny-margined. Flowers large, with 2 or 3 sepals and 4-6 rather showy petals.
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Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Esh-sholt’zi-a. Very popular garden flowers from w. North America.
Description
Leaves alternate, usually smooth, and finely divided. Flowers solitary, yellow to orange, petals 4. Fruit a slender capsule.
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