Papaver aculeatum
Species of plant
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Papaver aculeatum, the bristle poppy, orange poppy or South African poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae.[2] It is native to Namibia, South Africa, and Lesotho, and has been introduced to eastern and southern Australia.[1] It is the only species of poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere.[3] An upright annual reaching 1.8 m (6 ft), it is found growing in a wide variety of habitats and soil types [3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Papaver |
| Species: | P. aculeatum |
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