Kingdom Plantae Family Papaveraceae Scientific name Papaver lateritium | Order Ranunculales Genus Papaver Rank Subspecies | |
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Papaver lateritium, the Armenian poppy, is a species of poppy endemic to Armenian Highlands.
Description
Mostly basal leaves, lanceolate, coarsely- toothed to pinnately-lobed, leaves and stems hairy; solitary flowers, bright brick red, sometimes apricot, 4.5-6 cm across, orange-yellow anthers; sepals covered in long yellowish hairs; fruit capsule club-shaped, broadest below stigmatic disk; stoloniferous perennial; up to 50 cm; stems unbranched.
References
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