poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...

Poppy pods, with their delicate appearance and fascinating features, have long been appreciated for both their aesthetic and ...

“These red flowers are actually poppies; one species, Papaver somniferum, is the source of a drug which if had in excess can ...

Pink poppy flowers, green bulbs and broken stems cover ... If we grew wheat on them we would make a fraction of what we could from opium." The ban on poppy growing forces farmers such as Ali ...

KNOWN as the Golden Land, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, boasting unspoilt beaches, majestic mountains ...

Poppy pods have become increasingly popular in recent years for a variety of uses from ornamental purposes in gardens to their use in crafting herbal medicine and even their role in traditional practi ...

A 3-year-old boy who loves plants has been honored by police for finding a banned opium poppy in his neighborhood. Kawamura Yuki discovered a plant with blooming purple flowers in an open area ...

Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers. Meanwhile, Myanmar registered growth in cultivation and production from 2021 through 2023, which UNODC ...

Poppy seeds come from the opium poppy (or breadseed poppy), a flowering plant likely indigenous to lower Mesopotamia (Southwest Asia). These kidney-shaped, speck-sized dried seeds have no narcotic ...

Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers. Meanwhile, Myanmar registered growth in cultivation and production from 2021 through 2023, which UNODC ...