Housing Watch Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: poppy images flowers

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Papaver somniferum - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_somniferum

    Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy [2] or breadseed poppy, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant grown in gardens. Its native range was east of the Mediterranean Sea, but has since ...

  3. Poppy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy

    Poppies on Lake Geneva, Montreux. A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug mixture opium, which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine ...

  4. Papaver rhoeas - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_rhoeas

    Papaver rhoeas, with common names including common poppy, [3] corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, [4] Flanders poppy, and red poppy, is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to north Africa and temperate Eurasia and is introduced into temperate areas on all other continents except Antarctica.

  5. This Is Why the Red Poppy Is a Symbol of Memorial Day

    www.aol.com/heres-why-red-poppy-symbol-205700330...

    Whether actual flowers are plucked for the occasion or a fabric or crepe paper version is used, the meaning of the red poppy remains clear: It symbolizes the memory of fallen soldiers. Much like ...

  6. Eschscholzia californica - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschscholzia_californica

    Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight or cup of gold, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant flowering in summer (spring in southern Australia), with showy cup-shaped flowers in brilliant shades of red ...

  7. Papaver - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver

    Papaver / pəˈpeɪvər / [2] is a genus of 70–100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae .

  8. Papaveraceae - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaveraceae

    Papaveraceae are known for diverse and colorful flowers with distinctive sepals. The plants may be annual, biennial, or perennial. Usually herbaceous, a few species form shrubs or evergreen trees. All parts contain a well-developed system of latex ducts called "laticifers", that produce milky latex, a watery white, yellow or red juice.

  9. Papaver nudicaule - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_nudicaule

    Papaver nudicaule, the Iceland poppy, [4] is a boreal flowering plant. Native to subpolar regions of Asia and North America, and the mountains of Central Asia as well as temperate China [5] (but not in Iceland ), Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials, often grown as biennials. They yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly ...

  1. Ads

    related to: poppy images flowers