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Papaveraceae The Poppy Family

Papaveraceae The Poppy Family. Kathy Germann. http://www.life.illinois.edu/help/digitalflowers/picts/Papaveraceae/07-%20Papaver%20flowers.jpg. Family Characteristics . 44 genera and 760 species Mostly comprised of herbaceous plants

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Papaveraceae The Poppy Family

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  1. PapaveraceaeThe Poppy Family Kathy Germann http://www.life.illinois.edu/help/digitalflowers/picts/Papaveraceae/07-%20Papaver%20flowers.jpg

  2. Family Characteristics • 44 genera and 760 species • Mostly comprised of herbaceous plants • Plants in this family are commonly used in gardens and medicine • Most species are in the Northern Hemisphere • They have a paracarpousgynoecium (see next slide)

  3. What is a paracarpousgynoecium? (a) parietal, (b) axile, and (c) free central Theorized evolution of gynoecium

  4. SanguinariacanadensisBloodroot • This is the only species in the genus Sanguniaria • Habitat is usually woods • Height 6 to 12 inches • Flower color is white and they flower in March to May • The flowers only last a short time then are replaced by the fruit • When the roots are injured they produce blood red sap, hence the name. • Some people use of the roots of this plant is to treat ringworm, warts, polyps and other things • It has been FDA approved for use in toothpaste and mouthwash; however, if used improperl,yit can be toxic and the juice of the is escharotic (basically it is corrosive)

  5. http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5031074http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5031074 http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/sanguinariacana.html

  6. References • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/441900/Papaveraceae • http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/sanguinariacana.html • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.tfd.com/mgh/ceb/thumb/Placentation-a-parietal-b-axile-and-c-free-central.jpg&imgrefurl=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/flower&usg=__TNMPq6kjo1VwWQv--VZgR7DiHdA=&h=250&w=222&sz=13&hl=en&start=10&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=IrLFgJtXYWwcCM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dapocarpous%2Bgynoecium%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS275%26tbs%3Disch:1 • http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/ge02/16.gif • https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/hoot/www/papav.html

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