Biology:Papaver aculeatum
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Papaver |
| Species: | P. aculeatum
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| Papaver aculeatum | |
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Papaver aculeatum, the bristle poppy, orange poppy or South African poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.[2] It is native to Namibia, South Africa, and Lesotho, and has been introduced to eastern and southern Australia.[1] It is the only species of poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere.[3] An upright annual reaching 1.8 m (6 ft), it is found growing in a wide variety of habitats and soil types [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Papaver aculeatum Thunb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/673377-1.
- ↑ "South African Poppy (Papaver aculeatum)". The National Gardening Association. 2023. https://garden.org/plants/view/154378/South-African-Poppy-Papaver-aculeatum.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Duncan, Graham (July 2022). "Papaver aculeatum Thunb.". South African National Biodiversity Institute. https://pza.sanbi.org/papaver-aculeatum.
Wikidata ☰ Q12210533 entry
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