The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

OPIUM POPPY

The opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is an erect, bluish-green, almost hairless annual plant of the family Papaveraceae, widely distributed through Europe growing on disturbed ground. It bears bowl-shaped flowers that are between seven and ten centimetres across, with almost circular petals which are pink, white or purple in colour, sometimes with a dark spot at the base. The dried juice extracted from the seed capsule is the drug opium.
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