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|accepted_name=Papaver somniferum
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 508. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Opium poppy;common poppy;pavot (commun)
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Papaveraceae;Papaver;Papaver sect. Papaver;Papaver somniferum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Papaveraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Papaver]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>section</small>[[Papaver sect. Papaver]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Papaver somniferum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 3
|mention_page=
|treatment_page=
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>to 15 dm, glabrate, glaucous. <b>Stems</b> simple or branching. <b>Leaves</b> to 30 cm; blade sometimes sparsely setose abaxially on midrib; margins usually shallowly to deeply toothed. <b>Inflorescences</b>: peduncle often sparsely setose. <b>Flowers</b>: petals white, pink, red, or purple, often with dark or pale basal spot, to 6 cm; anthers pale yellow; stigmas 5-18, disc ± flat. <b>Capsules</b> stipitate, subglobose, not ribbed, to 9 cm, glaucous.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering spring–summer.
|habitat=Fields, clearings, stream banks, railroads, roadsides, and other disturbed sites
|elevation=0-1300 m
|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Ariz.;Calif.;Conn.;Ill.;Mass.;Maine;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Europe;Asia.
|discussion=<p>Unknown in the wild, <i>Papaver somniferum</i> probably came originally from southeastern Europe and/or southwestern Asia. It has been cultivated for centuries as the source of opium (and its modern derivatives heroin, morphine, and codeine), and also for edible seeds and oil. Various color forms with laciniate and/or doubled petals are grown for ornament. Widely introduced from cultivation and also as a crop weed, it should be expected elsewhere in the flora.</p>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=danert1958a
|text=Danert, S. 1958. Zur Systematik von Papaver somniferum L. Kulturpflanze 6: 61-88.
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name=Papaver somniferum
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=section
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Papaveraceae
|phenology=Flowering spring–summer.
|habitat=Fields, clearings, stream banks, railroads, roadsides, and other disturbed sites
|elevation=0-1300 m
|distribution=Greenland;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;N.B.;Nfld.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Ariz.;Calif.;Conn.;Ill.;Mass.;Maine;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Oreg.;Pa.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Europe;Asia.
|introduced=true
|reference=danert1958a
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Illustrated;Weedy;Introduced
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|genus=Papaver
|section=Papaver sect. Papaver
|species=Papaver somniferum
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