Papaver somniferum L.
(Opium Poppy)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPapaver somniferum (Opium Poppy)
GenusPapaver (poppies)
SubfamilyPAPAVEROIDEAE (poppies)
FamilyPAPAVERACEAE (poppies and fumitories)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy) :
1: Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy)
26 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flower - side viewImage 2: Flower - side view - close-upImage 3: Flower - top viewImage 4: FoliageImage 5: Plant - in situImage 6: Pods - side view

Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy)
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