Papaver armeniacum subsp. armeniacum is a plant in the Papaveraceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Papaver armeniacum subsp. armeniacum

Papaver armeniacum subsp. armeniacum

Papaver armeniacum (Armenian poppy) is a Caucasian native flowering poppy that produces the alkaloid armepavine.

Family
Genus
Papaver
Order
Ranunculales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Papaver armeniacum subsp. armeniacum

Papaver armeniacum, commonly called the Armenian poppy, is a flowering plant species in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to the Caucasus region. This plant produces the benzylisoquinoline alkaloid armepavine, which has the chemical structure 6 7 methoxy 1 (4' hydroxy benzyl) 1234 tetrahydro isoquinoline.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Papaveraceae Papaver

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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