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WHAT IS YELLOW HORNED POPPY?
Characteristics of yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum)
Scientific noun: Glaucium flavum Crantz
Common noun:: Yellow Horned Poppy
Family: Poppy family – Papaveraceae
Habitat: Were does yellow horned poppy grow?
It can be found in salty, sandy places with much organic debris; river beds, dry paths, dunes, rocky places, etc.
Botanical description of yellow horned poppy
Biannual plant of the Poppy family – Papaveraceae – up to 80 cm.
Its name comes from the Greek Glaukos, meaning ashy due to the white ash-like color of the plant.
Stems with yellow latex.
Thick leaves; lower ones with long petiole; upper ones unstalked, embracing the stems.
Yellow flowers, till 9 cm wide with four petals.
The fruit is a capsule, long, curved.
Active principles of yellow horned poppy
- Alkaloids: glaucine, protopine,, chelidonine, chelerythrine, corydine,
- Acids: Fumaric and chelidonic acids.
Active parts: The whole plant, specially the roots.
*Related information:
– Yellow horned poppy cultivation (Glaucium flavum)
– Yellow horned poppy properties
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