Poppy Lines for Ian Hristo

No, the poppy pod lower in this blog is not of the California Poppy. The picture shows you the Californian seed pod. (just about to burst). They are of the same family though,in fact everything is the same except for genus and species. Gardeners call the California Poppy : Eschscholzia to avoid misunderstanding.

..... California Poppy:Kingdom: Plantae, Division: Magnoliophyta, Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Papaveraceae Genus: Eschscholzia Species: E. californica ..... Papaver: Papaver – Iceland poppy, Oriental poppy, Opium poppy, corn poppy . Eschscholzia – California poppy . .....

Opium Poppy: Kingdom: Plantae, Division: Magnoliophyta,Class: Magnoliopsida,Order: Ranunculales Family: Papaveraceae Genus: Papaver Species: P. somniferum