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The difference between wild poppy and poppy

Skyler White
2020-07-17 09:21:19
Plant type difference: the height of wild poppy is 20 to 50 cm; the height of poppy is 30 to 80 cm. Leaf difference: the leaf outline of Papaver nudicaule is ovate, and the leaf of Papaver nudicaule is pinnate or strip lanceolate. Flower difference: wild poppy is orange; poppy is purplish red. Fruit difference: Papaver nudicaule with capsule, brown. The capsule of the poppy is brown.

I. plant type difference

Wild poppy plant height 20 to 50 cm, with milk, all covered with thick hair.

Poppies are 30 to 80 cm tall, branched, with spreading bristles.

The difference between leaves

The leaves of Papaver nudicaule are basal and have long stalks. The leaves are oval, long oval or narrow oval. Its apex is blunt and round, and there are slightly hard villi on both sides.

The leaves of poppy are alternate, pinnate and deeply split, the lobes are lanceolate or strip lanceolate, with rough hairs on both sides.

3. Flower difference

The flowers of Papaver nudicaule are terminal and have four petals. The color is orange. The petals are obovate to broadly obovate with microwave like defects.

There are four petals of Papaver poppy, which are purple red, with deep purple spots at the base, and are broadly obovate or nearly round.

4. Fruit difference

Papaver nudicaule is a capsule with narrow obovate shape, hard villi, brown color and dehiscent apical hole.

The capsule of Papaver poppy is spherical or elliptic, 4 to 7 cm long, 4 to 5 cm in diameter, glabrous, brown when mature.

Opium poppy

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