Papaver
poppy
Synonyms:
Stylomecon [FNA3]
4 species
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Papaver argemone – long prickly-head poppy
Distribution: Introduced from Europe and occasionally escaping, established in scattered localities east of the Cascades in Washington.
Habitat: Disturbed soil.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May - June
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Introduced from Europe and occasionally escaping, established in scattered localities east of the Cascades in Washington.
Habitat: Disturbed soil.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: May - June
Growth Duration: Annual
Papaver dubium
Distribution: Introduced in much of eastern United States; occasional in Washington.
Habitat: Fields, dunes, marshy areas, roadsides, disturbed sites.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Introduced in much of eastern United States; occasional in Washington.
Habitat: Fields, dunes, marshy areas, roadsides, disturbed sites.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: May - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Papaver rhoeas – corn poppy
Distribution: Widely introduced and often escaping in scattered locations in the Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, old fields.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Widely introduced and often escaping in scattered locations in the Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: Disturbed ground, old fields.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: June - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Papaver somniferum – opium poppy
Distribution: Introduced and often escaping from cultivation, persisting for a short time.
Habitat: Waste areas, roadsides.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: June - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Introduced and often escaping from cultivation, persisting for a short time.
Habitat: Waste areas, roadsides.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: June - July
Growth Duration: Annual
