Papaveraceae

The family of the Papavéracées is a family of plants Dicotylédone S. According to Watson & Dallwitz it includes/understands 200 Espèce S distributed of 23 kind S:

Arctomecon, Argemone, Bocconia, Canbya, Chelidonium, Dendromecon, Dicranostigma, Eomecon, Eschscholtzia, Glaucium, Hunnemannia, Hylomecon, Macleaya, Meconella, Mecanopsis, Papaver, Californian poppy, Platystigma, Roemeria, Romneya, Sanguinaria, Stylomecon, Stylophorum .

They are herbaceous plants (some shrubs), generally with latex, cold areas with subtropical.

In France, one can quote the kinds:

Papaver which includes/understands the Pavot and the Coquelicot
Chelidonium which includes/understands the Chélidoine or “bleaches on grass with warts”

It is starting from the latex extracts from the immature capsules of a poppy ( Papaver somniferum ) which one manufactures the Opium.

The phylogenetic classification of APG II (2003) the place in the order of the Ranunculales and incorporates in it, optionnellement, the Fumariacées and the Ptéridophyllacées.

Some kinds

Arctomecon Torr. and Frém.
Argemone L.
Bocconia L.
Canbya Parry ex Gray
Chelidonium L.
Dendromecon Benth.
Eschscholtzia Cham.
Glaucium Millet.
Hunnemannia Sweet
Macleaya R. Br.
Meconella Nutt.
Papaver L.
Californian poppy Benth.
Platystigma Benth.
Roemeria Medik.
Romneya Harvey
Sanguinaria L.
Stylomecon G. Taylor
Stylophorum Nutt.

External bonds

Flora CRDP Franche-Comté
regional photographic Flora

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