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The only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy.
"The only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy." I question that statement. I have seen vast fields of white poppies, grown for seeds used in pastry and for adorning the crust of bread. 76.188.160.169 ( talk) 18:56, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
The statement that the flower is edible may technically be true in that it is not very poisonous, but no evidence is provided that anybody would eat it, or that it has any actual culinary uses. I am therefore deleting the statement. Please restore it if a credible reference can be provided. Plantsurfer ( talk) 22:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Papaver rhoeas is not Papaver umbonatum, he:פרג אגסני. Hence, I removed all wrong interwikis (of he:פרג אגסני) from all languages. MathKnight 19:53, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
"P. rhoeas sometimes is so abundant in agricultural fields that it may be mistaken for a crop."
I would be interested to know where this is true. It may have been true a hundred years ago. But in the age of pesticides, P. rhoas has become pretty rare in many parts of Europe and usually exists only along the edges of farmland. No chance of "mistaking it for a crop" anywhere. -- Anna ( talk) 11:35, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
This can be seen in eastern Europe: Czech, Poland, etc.
However moves are afoot to change this - a campaign has been started (The 2014 Real Poppy Campaign) to plant millions of seeds throughout the UK to commemorate the centenary of WW1 - see http://realpoppy.co.uk/ ---- Graham — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.104.152 ( talk) 13:06, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Given the existence of a separate article for the Remembrance poppy, the length of the section in this article is excessive. It should be reduced to a short paragraph. Imc ( talk) 22:42, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
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Poppies are soil seed bank plants which germinate when the soil is disturbed. After the extensive ground disturbance caused by the fighting in World War I, poppies bloomed in between the trench lines and no man's lands on the Western Front. They have since become commonly used in western countries on and before Remembrance Day each year, as a symbol of remembrance inspired by John McCrae's poem " In Flanders Fields".Photograph: Alvesgaspar
The intro says the poppy "is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field")". What is being stated here? Why hence the "corn" and "field"
The "uses" section describes the seeds being used for food as a filling, but this seems more in line with the opium poppy (papaver somniferum), sometimes called the breadseed poppy. I suppose the seeds of this species may also be quite edible, but they don't seem to be cultivated for this purpose. All seeds I see sold online for rhoeas are for growing, not for eating. Buddy Gripple ( talk) 15:05, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
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The only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy.
"The only species of Papaveraceae grown as a field crop on a large scale is Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy." I question that statement. I have seen vast fields of white poppies, grown for seeds used in pastry and for adorning the crust of bread. 76.188.160.169 ( talk) 18:56, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
The statement that the flower is edible may technically be true in that it is not very poisonous, but no evidence is provided that anybody would eat it, or that it has any actual culinary uses. I am therefore deleting the statement. Please restore it if a credible reference can be provided. Plantsurfer ( talk) 22:23, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Papaver rhoeas is not Papaver umbonatum, he:פרג אגסני. Hence, I removed all wrong interwikis (of he:פרג אגסני) from all languages. MathKnight 19:53, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
"P. rhoeas sometimes is so abundant in agricultural fields that it may be mistaken for a crop."
I would be interested to know where this is true. It may have been true a hundred years ago. But in the age of pesticides, P. rhoas has become pretty rare in many parts of Europe and usually exists only along the edges of farmland. No chance of "mistaking it for a crop" anywhere. -- Anna ( talk) 11:35, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
This can be seen in eastern Europe: Czech, Poland, etc.
However moves are afoot to change this - a campaign has been started (The 2014 Real Poppy Campaign) to plant millions of seeds throughout the UK to commemorate the centenary of WW1 - see http://realpoppy.co.uk/ ---- Graham — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.104.152 ( talk) 13:06, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
Given the existence of a separate article for the Remembrance poppy, the length of the section in this article is excessive. It should be reduced to a short paragraph. Imc ( talk) 22:42, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Poster papaver 3a.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on November 11, 2014. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2014-11-11. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks! — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 04:25, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
Poppies are soil seed bank plants which germinate when the soil is disturbed. After the extensive ground disturbance caused by the fighting in World War I, poppies bloomed in between the trench lines and no man's lands on the Western Front. They have since become commonly used in western countries on and before Remembrance Day each year, as a symbol of remembrance inspired by John McCrae's poem " In Flanders Fields".Photograph: Alvesgaspar
The intro says the poppy "is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field")". What is being stated here? Why hence the "corn" and "field"
The "uses" section describes the seeds being used for food as a filling, but this seems more in line with the opium poppy (papaver somniferum), sometimes called the breadseed poppy. I suppose the seeds of this species may also be quite edible, but they don't seem to be cultivated for this purpose. All seeds I see sold online for rhoeas are for growing, not for eating. Buddy Gripple ( talk) 15:05, 3 April 2024 (UTC)