Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Papaver [1195]

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genus_en: Poppy

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Family: Papaveraceae

family_ja: ケシ

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description_en: Genus of 70 species of annuals, biennials, and perennials occurring in a wide range of habitats from lowlands to high mountains; most are from C. and S. Europe and temperate Asia, a few from South Africa, Australia, W. North America, and subarctic regions. Some annuals are common weeds of arable fields. The usually unbranched, wiry, sometimes hairy stems, which exude latex if damaged, produce a few alternate, mostly radical leaves, which may be simple and toothed, or pinnate to 3-pinnate, pinnatifid or pinnatisect, bristly or smooth, and grey-green or light to dark green. The short-lived flowers are wide-spreading, bowl-, cup-, or saucer-shaped, usually 4-petalled, and brightly coloured, sometimes with basal marks or spots. They are borne singly or in panicles or racemes, the buds often pendent, and are followed by distinctive "pepper-pot" seed pods. Most larger species are spectacular plants for a mixed or herbaceous border; several of the smaller poppies are suitable for a rock garden or an annual border.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in spring: for annuals and biennials, sow seed in situ; for perennials, sow seed in containers in a cold frame. Divide perennials in spring, or take root cuttings from them in late autumn or early winter.

pests_en: prone to aphids, pedicel necrosis and fungal wilts, and, in damp conditions, downy mildew.

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comment_ja: ケシ(ポピー＝poppy)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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