Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds ...

To nobody’s surprise, poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy (papaver somniferum), from which opium is obtained ; accumulating in the juice of the plant the ...

It’s no secret that some poppy varieties including Papaver somniferum (widely known as alkaloid poppies) have very powerful ...