Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Ranunculales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glaucium flavum
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glaucium flavum
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Glaucium flavum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Glaucium flavum
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Hornpoppy, Yellow Horned-poppy, Sea-poppy
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_glfl_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Glaucium flavum
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Glaucium flavum
FAMILY
Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Glaucium flavum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Glaucium flavum
4187
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has yellow latex (milky sap)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
Basal leaves have petioles; stem leaves are sessile.
Margins deeply dentate
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow or orange-yellow
sometimes with reddish to violet basal spot
Radially symmetrical
2-merous
2 distinct sepals
4 petals
Numerous stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers solitary, terminal
FRUIT:
Capsule
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