Papaver somniferum L.

Locations ofPapaver somniferum L. in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Papaveraceae
Botanical Name
Papaver somniferum L.
Common Name
Opium Poppy, Common Poppy
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
An adventive escape from cultivation, questionably persistent.
Habitat
"Naturalized in weedy lot," Martinsville (Henry County); spontaneous around garden refuse and brush dump in farmyard near Manakin (Goochland County).
Native Status
Introduced

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