Taxonomy: Fam. Papaveraceae// Genus: Papaver// Species: Papaver dubium L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe, North Africa, West Asia to West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands, sparse woods, roadsides, footpaths.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Papaver dubium – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli,14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – outer side of petals. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – fruit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – fruit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – abaxial side of leaf. Hilly region near village of Beli, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – habit. Gorge of Kochanska “River”, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – flower and fruit. Gorge of Kochanska “River”, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – flowers. Gorge of Kochanska “River”, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – flower- ovary and anthers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver dubium – stem with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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