what is papaver somniferum?

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what is papaver somniferum?

2007-12-16 10:30:45 · 3 answers · asked by stanley c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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2007-12-17 01:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the type of poppy from which opium and all refined opiates such as morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine, and noscapine are extracted

2007-12-16 18:34:36 · answer #2 · answered by Oh yeah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's called the opium poppy or the common poppy.

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Papavso.htm

2007-12-16 18:34:36 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋