Papaver laevigatum

M.Bieb.

PapaveraceaeLeaves
Papaver laevigatum
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Papaver laevigatum
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows from sea level to 900 m above sea level.

Africa, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe, Greece, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Yemen,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A herb. It grows 30-60 cm tall. The leaves are 20 cm long. The flowers are orange to red. The capsule is narrowly oval. It has ribs.

Names & Synonyms

Kulilkasor

Papaver dubium subsp. laevigatum (M. Bieb.) KadereitPapaver erosulum Jord.and others
References (1)
  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement (As Papaver dubium subsp. laevigatum)

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