long-headed poppy
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The long-headed poppy (Papaver dubium) is an annual plant similar to the corn poppy. It is characterized by narrower, tapering capsules and smaller, paler flowers. It belongs to the poppy family, Papaveraceae, which includes species cultivated for ornamental purposes and those, like the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), from which medicinal compounds are derived. Poppies generally have lobed or dissected leaves, milky sap, and flowers with four to six petals and numerous stamens. Their fruit is a capsule containing many small seeds.12
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