Papaver aculeatum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Papaver |
Species: | P. aculeatum
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Binomial name | |
Papaver aculeatum | |
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Papaver aculeatum, the bristle poppy, orange poppy or South African poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. [2] It is native to Namibia, South Africa, and Lesotho, and has been introduced to eastern and southern Australia. [1] It is the only species of poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere. [3] An upright annual reaching 1.8 m (6 ft), it is found growing in a wide variety of habitats and soil types [3]
Papaver aculeatum | |
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Flowers and seed capsules | |
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Habit | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Papaver |
Species: | P. aculeatum
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Binomial name | |
Papaver aculeatum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Papaver aculeatum, the bristle poppy, orange poppy or South African poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. [2] It is native to Namibia, South Africa, and Lesotho, and has been introduced to eastern and southern Australia. [1] It is the only species of poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere. [3] An upright annual reaching 1.8 m (6 ft), it is found growing in a wide variety of habitats and soil types [3]