Papaver dubium

Longhead Poppy at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

Papaver dubium at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 11 Nov 2018
Papaver dubium at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 11 Nov 2018
Papaver dubium at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 11 Nov 2018
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Papaver dubium 4 Jan 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Papaver dubium 4 Nov 2018 Mike

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5 comments

   5 Nov 2018
Mike I think the leaves and bud in your photo are P rhoes but the flower and spent seed head in teh picture are P. hybrid
Mike wrote:
   5 Nov 2018
Same plant as far as I remember. I was trying to show difference betweeneaves of P. dubium (hairy) and P. somniferum (not hairy).
   11 Nov 2018
Mike I am hesitant to iD copies without a spent flower head in the photo
   11 Nov 2018
Mike I am hesitant to iD poppies without a spent flower head in the photo
Mike wrote:
   12 Nov 2018
I have added photo showing the elongated smooth capsule of these plants. Despite the black at the base of the petals they are P. dubium

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 11 Nov 2018 02:34 PM Recorded on
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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