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Papaver pinnatifidum (Mediterranean Poppy) |
Papaver pinnatifidum (PAPAVERACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Papaver pinnatifidumMoris
Published in Moris, Fl. Sard. 1: 74 (1837) | Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : | Papaveraceae
Juss. (The Poppy Family)
9 species from the Papaveraceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Mediterranean Poppy | Maltese name(s) : | peprin tal-istammi sofor | Status for Malta : | Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man | Frequency : | Very Common
Common Frequent Scarce Rare
Very rare Extinct
| Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Not Protected by Law (LN200/2011 or LN311/2006) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Jan-Mar | Colour of Flowers: | Red |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Plant 10-85 cm, erect. Leaves incised to pinnatipartite, the lower sometimes pinnatisect. Upper leaves sessile with cuneate or rounded base, with a large basal pair of acute, triangular lobes. Pedicels appressed-setose above. Flower-buds densely appressed-setose. Petals 14-30 mm, without distinct basal spots. Anthers pale yellow. Capsule 1-2.7 x 0.4-0.8 cm, 2½-4 times as long as wide, clavate, distinctly contracted below pores. Disc narrower than capsule, with 4-9 rays. |
Chromosome number: |
2n=28 |
Distributional range: |
W. Mediterranean region Açores. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Azores, the Balaeric Islands, Corse, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
? ?AE Ag Az(F L M P T) Bl(I M N) Bu Ca(C F G H L P T) Co Ga(F) -Gr Hs(S) It Li Lu Ma Md(M) ?Mk Sa Si(M S) Tn Tu(E) [Az(G)] |
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