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Family
PapaveraceaeScientific Name
Papaver dubiumOther Common Names:
poppy
Leaves
Leaves: Leaves are deeply lobed or divided into segments that are 5 to 15 mm wide. Leaves are 1 1/2 to 4 inches long and covered with hairs
Identifying Characteristics
Plants with divided or lobed leaves that are hairy and showy orangish-red flowers. Several other poppy species are similar in appearance to field poppy
Flower Seed Head
Individual flowers are approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter and orangish-red to pink in color.
Seed Fruit
A hard capsule that is without hairs when mature and contains many small poppy seed.
Where Found
An annual with divided leaves that develop as a basal rosette and orangish-red flowers. Field poppy rarely occurs as an aggressive weed, but it may be found in some agronomic crops, pastures, hay fields, and roadsides. Field poppy is found throughout North and South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.
Growth Habit
upright and nonwoody
Thorns or Spines
not present
Dominant Flower Color
Varies:
white,
red,
orange,
pink
Flower Symmetry
radial symmetery
Leaf Hairs
has hairs
Leaf Structure
pinnate
Stem Hairs
has hairs
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
taproot
Life Cycle
summer annual
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Herb