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Arctic poppy leaves grow up to 12cm long. The leaves are green and lanceolate in shape. The arctic poppy is known for either their white or yellow flowers; these flowers can grow up to 6.5 cm in diameter. The arctic poppy stems range from 10 to 15 cm in length. Arctic poppies produce spherical or oval seed pods that are covered by fine hairs. [2]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. Arctic poppy is a common name which may refer to the following Papaver species ...
The Papaveraceae family includes many plants that produce alkaloids, including opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Opium is derived from the latex of the opium poppy seed pods and has been used for centuries due to its psychoactive properties.
Oreomecon nudicaulis, synonym Papaver nudicaule, the Iceland poppy, [2] is a boreal flowering plant. Native to subpolar regions of Asia and North America, and the mountains of Central Asia as well as temperate China [ 3 ] (but not in Iceland ), Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials , often grown as biennials .
In fact, it forms a well-supported sister-group to the core sections of Papaver, excluding Argemonidium, Californicum, Horrida and Meconella. The core sections of Papaver s.s. form a well-supported clade, consisting of Pseudopilosa, Pilosa, Papaver, Carinatae, Meconidium, Oxytona, and Rhoeadium.
The dwarf bear-poppy has faced several major threats in the past. When the dwarf bear-poppy was listed, Utah had no laws protecting endangered plants. Since the dwarf bear-poppy is located in Utah it could not be protected. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) then became responsible for the protection of the dwarf bear-poppy. The BLM created ...
Papaver dahlianum, commonly called the Svalbard poppy, is a poppy species common on Svalbard, north-eastern Greenland and a small area of northern Norway. It is the symbolic flower of Svalbard. [ 1 ] Some sources regard this species as part of Papaver radicatum .
There are over 190 vascular plant species on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. This figure does not include algae , mosses , and lichens , which are non-vascular plants . For an island so far north, this number of species constitutes an astonishing variety of plant life.