Papaveraceae: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	poppy family

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Mojave prickly poppy

Cluster of bright yellow-orange California poppy flowers (Eschscholzia californica) blooming among green foliage.

Yellow corydalis

Purple opium poppy flower (Papaver somniferum) with a yellow center and dark markings, surrounded by green, lobed foliage.

Asian bleeding heart

Creamcups (Platystemon californicus)

Mexican tulip poppy

See a Matilija poppy blooming, a native to California (US) and Mexico

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poppy Bocconia plume poppy celandine poppy Fumarioideae Papaver Hypecoum corydalis prickly poppy fumitory Berberidaceae Ranunculaceae Eupteleaceae celandine

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous