Species profile—Papaver somniferum (opium poppy)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Papaveraceae → Papaver somniferum (opium poppy)

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida (land plants)

Family

Papaveraceae

Scientific name

Papaver somniferum L.

Common name

opium poppy

WildNet taxon ID

12759

Alternate name(s)

small-flowered opium poppy

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Endemicity

Introduced

Pest status

Nil

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=12759.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.