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Oriental Poppy
Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Western Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

The Oriental poppy is a perennial flowering plant native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran. It is known for its ability to produce a vast amount of pollen, which is used by bees to pollinate other plants.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Papaver
Species
Papaver orientale