Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Ranunculales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Papaver L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Papaver somniferum L., Sp. Pl. 508 (1753) subsp. somniferum
 Description

Stems up to 150 cm tall. Lvs bluntly dentate or obtusely lobed, glabrous. Capsule broadly ovoid to obovoid or globose, (10)–15–30–(40) × (10)–15–30–(40) mm; stigma rays (7)–8–12–(15).

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: Nov.–Feb.–(Apr.); Fruiting: (Nov.)–Dec.–Mar.–(Apr.)

 Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 No 116 (as at 15 December 2022), Public Act Schedule 2 Class B controlled drugs – New Zealand Legislation. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1975/0116/latest/DLM436586.html