Papaver anomalum explained

Papaver anomalum is a poppy found in Mongolia, Korea, China and Far East of Russia (Primorsky krai).[1] It grows on dry meadow slopes, in river valleys, sometimes on deposits and dumps. Blooms in May-September.

Description

A perennial low-growing herbaceous plant. Leaves are all long-petioled, grayish-green from above, covered with sparse hairs; from below they are completely grayish-blue, with sparse bristles and visible veins. Stems are straight, strongly elongate, covered with very sparse rusty-yellow hairs, reaching 30-40 cm in length. Flowers are about 3-4 cm in diameter. The petals are round, white to orange, about 2 cm in diameter, with a slightly wavy-silvery edge. The pistils are saber-shaped, blackening, and the stamens are linear, orange. The fruits are distinctly globular, smooth, distinctly ribbed, about 1 cm in diameter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Papaver anomalum Fedde in Hassler, M. (2022). Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, E. M. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (14.3, Nov 2022). https://doi.org/10.48580/dfqt-3dd
  2. References

    Engler, Adolf. (1909). Das Pflanzenreich :regni vegetablilis conspectus (p. 434). Retrieved from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/164534