''Papaver lateritium'', the Armenian poppy, is a species of
poppy endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Armenian Highlands,
Georgia and North Eastern Turkey (Black Sea mountains).
Description
Mostly basal leaves, lanceolate, coarsely- toothed to pinnately-lobed, leaves and stems hairy; solitary flowers, bright brick red, sometimes apricot, 4.5–6 cm across, orange-yellow anthers; sepals covered in long yellowish hairs;
fruit capsule club-shaped, broadest below stigmatic disk;
stoloniferous
In biology, stolons (from Latin '' stolō'', genitive ''stolōnis'' – "branch"), also known as runners, are horizontal connections between organisms. They may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton; typically, animal stolons are external ...
perennial; up to 50 cm; stems unbranched.
References
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lateritium
Garden plants
Endemic flora of Turkey