Papaver lateritium explained

Papaver lateritium, the Armenian poppy, is a species of poppy endemic to Armenian Highlands, Georgia and North Eastern Turkey (Black Sea mountains).[1]

Description

Mostly basal leaves, lanceolate, coarsely- toothed to pinnately-lobed, leaves and stems hairy; solitary flowers, bright brick red, sometimes apricot, 4.5–6 cm across, orange-yellow anthers; sepals covered in long yellowish hairs; fruit capsule club-shaped, broadest below stigmatic disk; stoloniferous perennial; up to 50 cm; stems unbranched.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armenian Poppy Seeds from Alchemy Works - Seeds for Magick Herbs and Pagan Gardens.
  2. Book: Grey-Wilson. Christopher. Poppies: The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation. 2000. Timber Press . 9780881925036. registration.