Papaver pilosum ssp sparsipilosum 15130
Author: (Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885)) Joachim Walter Kadereit (1956-)Family: Papaveraceae Subfamily: Papaveroideae Tribe: Papavereae
Genus: Papaver
Synonym(s): Papaver apokrinomenon
English name: Sparse-haired poppy
Zone: Mediterranean
Description
This is a Turkish species. It occurs on rocky slopes, 1100-2200m.

Papaver pilosum ssp sparsipilosum Observed in (license)
Botanical Description
This is a perennial herb. The stems are erect, up to 50cm, branched, lanuginous-pilose with soft, contorted, somewhat spreading hairs.
The lower leaves are oblong, crenate-dentate. The stem leaves are oval, sessile. All with a sparse indumentum similar to that on the stem, rarely glabrescent. The petals are orange-red.
The capsules are glabrous, clavate to narrowly oblong, 1-2cm. The disc is pyramidal. There are 4-7 stigmas.
References
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 1 pag. 226. ISBN
The lower leaves are oblong, crenate-dentate. The stem leaves are oval, sessile. All with a sparse indumentum similar to that on the stem, rarely glabrescent. The petals are orange-red.
The capsules are glabrous, clavate to narrowly oblong, 1-2cm. The disc is pyramidal. There are 4-7 stigmas.
References
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 1 pag. 226. ISBN
References for the genus
- A review of the genera Meconopsis and Cathcartia, Prain, D. Annals of Botany 1906 Vol. (4) pag. 323-370. Address
- A revision of Papaver sect. Meconidium, Kadereit, Joachim W. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 1993 Vol. 50(2) pag. 125-148. Address
- Flora Europaea, T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, N. A. Burges, D. H. Valentine, S. M. Walters, D. A. Webb. 1968 Vol. 1 pag. 297-301. ISBN
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 pag. 407-417. ISBN
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 1 pag. 219-236. ISBN
- Flore pratique du Maroc, Mohamed Fennane, Mohammed Ibn Tattou. 2007 Vol. 1 pag. 104-106. ISBN
- The genus Papaver L. in the mediterranean area, Kadereit, Joachim W. Lagascalia 1997 Vol. 19(1) pag. 83-92. Address
- A revision of Papaver sect. Meconidium, Kadereit, Joachim W. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 1993 Vol. 50(2) pag. 125-148. Address
- Flora Europaea, T. G. Tutin, V. H. Heywood, N. A. Burges, D. H. Valentine, S. M. Walters, D. A. Webb. 1968 Vol. 1 pag. 297-301. ISBN
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 pag. 407-417. ISBN
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 1 pag. 219-236. ISBN
- Flore pratique du Maroc, Mohamed Fennane, Mohammed Ibn Tattou. 2007 Vol. 1 pag. 104-106. ISBN
- The genus Papaver L. in the mediterranean area, Kadereit, Joachim W. Lagascalia 1997 Vol. 19(1) pag. 83-92. Address
General specifications
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: orange
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,3ft x 0,9ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: semi-evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from May until July
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by root division
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: orange
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,3ft x 0,9ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: semi-evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from May until July
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by root division