Darkfield photomicrograph of poppy seed head, LS. Papaver sp.
Over 120 species including the opium poppy and corn poppy. These are annual, biennial and perennial hardy, frost-tolerant plants growing natively in the temperate climates of Eurasia, Africa and North America (Canada, Alaska, Rocky Mountains). One section of the genus (Section Meconella) has an alpine and circumpolar arctic distribution and includes some of the most northerly-growing vascular land plants. Papaver grows in disturbed soil. Its seeds may lie dormant for years until the soil is disturbed. Then they bloom in great numbers under cool growing conditions.
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Keywords: botany, countryside, darkfield, farming, head, ls., microscope, papaver, photomicrograph, poppy, seed, sp.
