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Opium Poppy (<em>Papaver somniferum</em>)

Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Format ImagePosted on October 30, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)

Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum), as a single spontaneous volunteer on railway embankment in Richmond. Naturalised in Australia around 1900, the first formal records of the  …  Read the full post

Long-headed Poppy (<em>Papaver dubium</em>)

Long-headed Poppy (Papaver dubium)

Format ImagePosted on September 30, 2018by Weeds of MelbourneLeave a comment on Long-headed Poppy (Papaver dubium)

Long-headed Poppy (Papaver dubium), also known distastefully as Blindeyes, growing in its natural Australian environment: railway ballast. A European native, it was reported naturalised in  …  Read the full post

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