Papaveraceae
Characteristics, & Examples
Papaveraceae, the poppy family of flowering plants (order Ranunculales), with 44 genera and 825 species. Most of these are herbaceous plants, but the family also includes some woody shrubs and a genus of small tropical trees. The family is outstanding for its many garden ornamentals and pharmaceutically important plants. Most species are found in the Northern Hemisphere.
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