Poppy

For the video game character, see Poppy (video game character). A poppy is a annual, biennial, or perennial plant of the Family Papaveraceae, typically with showy flowers borne one per stem, native mainly to the Northern hemisphere and often grown for ornament, opium or food. 15-100 cm high, it yields a milky sap (latex) and bears large lobed or divided leaves and white, pink, orange, or red flowers, sometimes with a dark centre, with 4-6 petals around a whorl of stamens. The fruit is a capsule with pores through which the seeds are dispersed. Genera in this family include:\n* Meconopsis (Himalayan poppy, Welsh poppy, and relatives)\n* Papaver (Iceland poppy, Oriental poppy, Opium poppy, corn poppy and about 120 other species)\n* Romneya (Matilija poppy and relatives)\n* Eschscholzia ( California poppy and relatives) The poppy of wartime remembrance is the red corn poppy. Category:Spices \n\n\n