Papaver argemone

Sand poppy ( Papaver argemone )

The sand - poppy ( Papaver argemone ) is a plant of the family poppy family ( Papaveraceae ).

Appearance

The one -, rarely biennial herbaceous plant reaches stature heights of 15 to 30 cm. The stem is erect or ascending, leafy and adjacent occupied with about 1.5 to 3 mm long, bristly hairs. The leaves are one to three times pinnately lobed and have up to 3 mm wide, mostly scattered hairy, pointed tip and are about 12 ( to 20) cm long. The lower leaves are stalked, the middle and top with a narrow base sitting.

The hermaphrodite, radial symmetry flowers are cruciform. The two sepals fall off when you open the flower buds. The petals are dark red, about 1.2 to 2.5 cm long and have a black spot at the base. The anthers are dark purple. It blooms from May to July.

The capsule fruit is club-shaped, gradually narrowed into the stalk and staffed with bright, bristle- shaped, about 1.5 to 3 mm long hair. There are usually four to eight scars Rays present. The cover of the fruit is curved at maturity.

Ecology

The sand - poppy is the Kennart the sand poppy society papaveretum argemonis. The fruit capsules are wind spreader and because of the protruding at maturity bristles also animal shakers.

Dissemination

Habitat requirements

The sand - poppies growing in cereal weeds societies, rarely also in ruins weed societies. It prefers moderately acidic, lime-free, and sandy loam soils.

Popularization

Papaver argemone is a Mediterranean to sub-Mediterranean species, which was originally native to the Mediterranean region. Northward it is now naturalized or deported to Central Sweden. In Austria it is rare and endangered in Switzerland, he is absent-minded.

Distribution in Germany

The sand - poppy is in the north and in the center of Germany spread to the south, however, rarely occurring.

Others

This species is probably reached during the Neolithic period to the cultivation of grain to central Europe.