Papaver Papaver, L. Papaver Papaver, Boiss. & Huet

13. P. hybridum L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 506 (1753)

(P. hispidum Lam.). Hispid annual 10-50 cm. Leaves hispid, 1- to 2-pinnatisect; segments linear- to oblong-lanceolate, often aristate; lower petiolate, upper sessile. Pedicel densely appressed-hispid, less so above. Petals 10-20(-25) mm, obovate, red, with dark spot at base. Filaments davate, dark violet; anthers pale blue. Capsule 1-1-25 cm, obovoid-globose, ribbed, with stiff erect setae. Stigmatic disc convex; rays 4-8. 2« =14. Native in S. Europe and •widespread as a weed o f cultivation further north. Au Be BI Br Bu Co Cr Cz Fa G a Ge G r He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu No Rm Rs (W, K, E) Sa Si Tu.

Sect. Carinata Fedde . Like Sect. Orthorhoeades, but stigmatic disc convex, deciduous at maturity, and rays distinctly keeled.

14. P. macrostomum Boiss. & Huet View in CoL in Boiss., FI. Or. 1: 115 (1867).

Hispid annual 20-50 cm. Leaves pinnatisect, the cauline with narrower linear-lanceolate lobes. Pedicel appressed-hispid. Petals c. 2 cm, red or purplish, with a dark spot at base. Capsule 1-1-5 cm, ellipsoid-oblong; stigmatic rays 5-10, strongly keeled, on a deciduous disc. S.E. Russia (Volga delta). Rs (E). (Caucasus, Asia Minor.)

Sect. Pilosa Prantl . Perennials with more or less deeply lobed leaves, some cauline; petals usually orange-red; capsule more or less davate, glabrous.

15. P. rupifragum Boiss. & Reuter View in CoL , Pugillus 6 (1852).

Ascending, many-stemmed, subglabrous perennial up to 50 cm. Leaves pinnatisect, sparsely hispid on midrib and petiole, mostly basal, with persistent bases; segments irregular, oblong or lanceolate, aristate. Pedicel sparsely hispid or subglabrous. Petals 20- 25 mm, brick-red. Filaments subulate. Capsule c. 2-5 cm, oblong-clavate, faintly ribbed. Stigmatic disc pyramidal; rays 8. Crevices in mountain rocks. • S. Spain (near Grazalema). Hs.

P. atlanticum (Ball) Cosson , III. Fl. Atl. 1: 11 (1882), from Morocco, with dull orange petals 25-40 mm, and narrowly davate capsule, and P. lateritium C. Koch , Ind. Sem. Hort. Berol. 14 (1854), from Armenia, with brick-red petals of similar size and obovoid-clavate capsule, are both recorded as locally naturalized in Britain.

Sect. Macrantha Elkan. Robust perennials with large flowers. Capsule subglobose.