Papaver setigerum

Papaver setigerum

  • Papaver setigerum
  • Papaver setigerum
  • Flower name
    Papaver setigerum
  • Scientific name
    Papaver setigerum
  • AliasSetigerum, ケシ, Wild poppy, 渥美罌粟, 罌粟
  • Place of originAfrica
  • Place of floweringSpecific area
  • Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Papaver setigerum

Papaver Setigerum (Atsumi poppy, Scientific name: Papaver setigerum) is a native to Africa, and it is an annual plant of the family Papaveraceae. It is also called Setigerm. In Japan, it is a naturalized plant found on the Amami Peninsula, so it was named. In early summer from the spring, with dark purple petals base, petals bloom lilac four-valve flower. There is no record of opiate formation, but alkaloids can be extracted. Opium poppy to be one of, as well as Somuniferumu species, is a kind of poppy cultivation is prohibited in the Opium.

■ case of a certain poppy plant
Papaver setigerum, Papaver bracteatum

Generic name: Papaver Setigerum (Atsumi poppy), Scientific name: Papaver setigerum, also known as: Setigerum, wild poppy, place of origin: Africa, plant height: 60 - 100 cm, flower size: 5 - 6 cm, flowering period: May to June, flower color: purple.


  • Order
    Ranunculales
  • Family
    Papaveraceae
  • Genus
    Papaver
  • Species
    P. setigerum
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Monopetal inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Cup-shaped
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeannual grass
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height60.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 6.0 cm

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