Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species...

Papaver somniferum : Opium poppy (Type species) Papaver spicatum Papaver strictum Papaver stylatum Papaver tenuifolium Papaver triniifolium Papaver umbonatum :...

subspecies of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). In fact it produces a very small amount of morphine alkaloids. However, P. somniferum is diploid (n=11) and...

is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid...

plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug mixture opium, which contains...

Papaver somniferum × Papaver bracteatum, also known as Sagan's poppy is a hybrid between the opium poppy and the Iranian poppy. This hybrid, true poppy...

Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). The tiny, kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by...

Beta-carbolines Papaver rhoeas, Beta-carbolines Papaver Bracteatum ~ Tefamine Papaver Paeoniflorum ~ Morpine Papaver Setigerum ~ Morpine Papaver somniferum ~ Morpine...

poppy seeds harvested for culinary use are from the related species Papaver somniferum. In many Eastern European countries, poppy seeds are boiled in water...

Laudanum is prepared by dissolving extracts from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) in alcohol (ethanol). Reddish-brown in color and extremely bitter...