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Your search found 9 taxa in the family Papaveraceae, Poppy family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Bloodroot, Red Puccoon
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sanguinaria canadensis FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanguinaria canadensis FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanguinaria canadensis 085-01-001 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Moist nutrient-rich forests
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: White Prickly-poppy, Carolina Poppy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Argemone albiflora var. albiflora FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Argemone albiflora ssp. albiflora FAMILY: Papaveraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Argemone albiflora 085-02-001 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Sandy roadsides and disturbed areas
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia (presumably): but perhaps adventive
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Common Name:
Mexican Prickly-poppy, Mexican Poppy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Argemone mexicana FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Argemone mexicana FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Argemone mexicana 085-02-002 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Sandy roadsides and disturbed areas
Rare
Native: south Florida, West Indies, southward?
Common Name:
Greater-celandine, Rock-poppy, Swallow-wort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Chelidonium majus FAMILY: Papaveraceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Chelidonium majus var. majus FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chelidonium majus 085-04-001 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Moist slopes, shaded roadsides, rocky forests
Rare
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Papaver somniferum FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Papaver somniferum FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Papaver somniferum 085-05-001 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe & Asia Minor
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Common Name:
Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Red Poppy, Flanders Poppy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Papaver rhoeas FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Papaver rhoeas FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Papaver rhoeas 085-05-002 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Eurasia & northern Africa
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Common Name:
Long-headed Poppy, Blind Eyes
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Papaver dubium FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Papaver dubium FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Papaver dubium 085-05-004 FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Uncommon in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Celandine-poppy, Woods-poppy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Stylophorum diphyllum FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Stylophorum diphyllum FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Moist forests over calcareous rocks (such as limestone)
Rare
Native to Georgia Mountains (introduced elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Common Name: Yellow Hornpoppy, Yellow Horned-poppy, Sea-poppy
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Glaucium flavum FAMILY: Papaveraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Glaucium flavum FAMILY: Papaveraceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Non-native: Mediterranean Europe
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