Papaver hybridum L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Papaveraceae// Genus: Papaver// Species: Papaver hybridum L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Mowat and Walters in Tutin et al. (1964), Nikolić in Josifović (1970) and Micevski in Micevski (1993).

Note: The plants from Shtalkovica region have capsule length at the upper limit of the variation scale provided by literature data: capsule ellipsoid to obovoid (9)-14-15-(16) mm long x 7-9 mm wide, up to 1.9 times as long as wide. Stigmatic disk convex, ray 5 to 8.

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterranean to West Himalaya and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) – accepted as Roemeria sicula (Guss.) Galasso, Banfi, L.Sáez & Bartolucci. Native to a wider region in Europe according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Aghababian, 2011+).

Habitat:  Disturbed ground.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Papaver hybridum – habit. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – habit. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – habit. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – flower. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – flower. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – flower. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – flower. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – outer side of petals. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – outer side of petals. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – outer side of petals. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – capsule. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – capsule. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – capsule. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – capsule. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – stem and upper cauline leaf. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – stems with leaves. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – cauline leaf. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – cauline leaf. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – adaxial side of cauline leaf. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – abaxial side of cauline leaf. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – plant base with basal leaves and lower part of stems. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – basal leaf. “Shtalkovicka” River, between the villages of Tursko rudari and Shtalkovica, 11.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Papaver hybridum – A: habit. Scale in cm; B: capsules. Scale in cm/mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Papaver hybridum. Aghababian, M. (2011+): Papaveroideae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/fd6b2def-ba9f-4052-ba36-598fe84da4eb [Accessed 14.05.2024].

Roemeria sicula (Guss.) Galasso, Banfi, L.Sáez & Bartolucci. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77319917-1 [Accessed 14.05.2024].

Papaver L. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 154 -161.

Papaver L. Mowat, A.B. and Walters, S.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1964). Flora Europaea. Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 247 -250.

Rod Papaver L. Nikolić, V. in Josifović, M. (1970). Flora SR Srbije II. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 7 – 16.