Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

there is more to it than just the history of the latex of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Rather, as Inglis makes clear, opium has long been a substance of deep social, political ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy (papaver somniferum), from which opium is obtained ; accumulating in the juice of the plant the ...

poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...

These compounds are primarily derived from plants, with the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) being one of the most notable sources. Recent research has focused on understanding the biosynthesis of ...

The poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) is an enduring symbol of ... who cultivated the plant for its opium content. They used opium for medicinal as well as ritualistic purposes. The California poppy ...