Papaver hybridum L.

Round pricklyhead poppy (en), Pavot hybride (fr), Pavot hispide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae > Papaver

Characteristics

Annual herb; rosette tufted; stems decumbent to ascending, hispid, (2)-10-20-(60) cm tall. Lvs ± glaucous, (2)-6-10-(15) × (1)-3-6 cm, the lower long-petiolate, the upper subsessile. Lamina broadly ovate to triangular, cuneate at base, usually deeply 2-3-pinnatisect, covered with inconspicuous short stiff hairs and/or longer hairs especially on midrib beneath. Pedicels 5-15-(20) cm long, with appressed hairs. Sepals densely hispid, 5-10 × 3-10 mm. Petals red, 1-2.5 × 1-2.5 cm, with dark blotch at base. Capsule ellipsoid, widest near 1/2 way, ribbed, (4)-10-15 × (2)-5-8 mm, covered with dense, pale, spreading, stiff, bristly hairs. Stigmatic disc c. 1/2 width of capsule, conic; rays 4-8.
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Plant annual, caulescent, to 0.5 m high, hispid, without prickles. Stems branching. Leaves to 10 cm long; upper leaves not stem-clasping; lamina deeply pinnately or bipinnately lobed; lobes not prickle-tipped. Peduncle appressed-hispid. Petals to 25 mm long, early caducous, red to purplish red, with dark basal spot. Stamens: filaments purple, clavate; anthers pale blue. Ovary setose; stigmas 4–8; disc convex and radially vaulted. Capsule sessile, obovoid-ellipsoid to subglobose, to 1.5 cm long, obscurely to distinctly ribbed, densely and firmly setose; disc often deciduous.
Plants to 5 dm, hispid. Stems branching. Leaves to 10 cm. Inflorescences: peduncle appressed-hispid. Flowers: petals early caducous, red to purplish red, with dark basal spot, to 25 mm; anthers pale blue; ovaries setose; stigmas 4-8, disc convex and radially vaulted. Capsules sessile, obovoid-ellipsoid to subglobose, obscurely to distinctly ribbed, to 1.5 cm, densely and firmly setose, stigmatic disc often deciduous.
Erect, tufted annual to 60 cm, peduncles stiffly ascending-hairy. Mature leaves pinnate or bipinnate. Flowers pedunculate, red to purple with black blotch at base, 20-40 mm diam. Capsule with stiff, yellow, ascending bristles, terminal disc 5-8-rayed.
Annual, up to 600 mm tall. Leaves pinnate, lower ones in a rosette. Flowers solitary, small, terminal or axillary, red to purplish, with dark basal spot, sepals bristly. Fruit an obovoid-ellipsoid to subglobose, densely and firmly setose capsule.
A poppy plant. It grows 50 cm tall. The stems branch. The leaves are 10 cm long. The flowers are red to purple.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Occurs along roadsides and railways, in paddocks, croplands, orchards, lawns, waste places, and on stream banks, flats and slopes, in open areas and woodlands; in sand, sandy loam and clay loam; to 700 m alt.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-5
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Diaphoretic (flower), Vesicant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

Habit

Papaver hybridum habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum habit picture by Francesc Riudavets (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Papaver hybridum leaf picture by Jose Bueno (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum leaf picture by Adeniyi Osikoya (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum leaf picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Papaver hybridum flower picture by Boualem Felfoul (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum flower picture by Gelves Tekieiya (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum flower picture by Jose Bueno (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Papaver hybridum fruit picture by Jose Bueno (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum fruit picture by Geoffrey Kahala (cc-by-sa)
Papaver hybridum fruit picture by margarida vila (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Papaver hybridum world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Cameroon, Cyprus, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673549-1
WFO ID wfo-0000480384
COL ID 4CJCN
BDTFX ID 47775
INPN ID 112319
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Papaver siculum Papaver heterotricum Papaver hispidum Cerastites hybridus Papaver apulum var. gracillimum Papaver hybridum var. siculum Papaver hybridum