Family: Poppy [Papaveraceae]


Lamprocapnos

Sub-Family 1: [Papaveroideae]

Argemone

Chelidonium

Eschscholzia

Glaucium

Macleaya

Meconopsis

Papaver

Sub-Family 2: [Fumarioideae]

Romneya

Ceratocapnos

Corydalis

Dicentra

Hypecoum

Pseudofumaria

Fumaria

Recent taxonomists do not recognise the Fumitory Family [Fumariaceae], and instead subsume it into the Pepper [Papaveraceae] Family. They do allow it, however, to be segregated from the Papaveraceae Family and grouped under the Order 'Ranunculales'. In this tome it will be placed with the Poppy Family for there is no mechanism for Sub-Families herein. Since there seems to be some disagreement between experts, it shall remain under the Fumitory Family here, at least until the taxonomists can come to some consensus. Which might be never...

Certain historical changes occurred to the Genera:

  • The Genus Roemeria ⇒ Genus Papaver



[CHELIDONIUM] Greater Celandine

Greater Celandine. (Chelidonium majus) Photo: © RWD



[PAPAVER] Poppies

Opium Poppy. (Papaver somniferum) Photo: © RWD

Oriental Poppy (Papaver pseudoorientale) Photo: © RWD

Common Poppy. (Papaver rhoeas) Photo: © RWD

Long-headed Poppy. (Papaver dubium) Photo: © RWD

Atlas Poppy (Papaver atlanticum) Photo: © RWD

Prickly Poppy (Papaver argemone) Photo: © Bastiaan Brak


[MACLEAYA] Plume-Poppies

Hybrid Plume-Poppy (Macleaya × kewensis) Photo: © RWD


[MECONOPSIS] Welsh-poppy

Welsh Poppy. (Meconopsis cambrica) Photo: © RWD



[GLAUCIUM] Horned-poppies

Yellow Horned-Poppy. (Glaucium flavum) Photo: © RWD



[ESCHSCHOLZIA] Californian Poppy

Californian Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) Photo: © RWD



[PSEUDOFUMARIA] Corydalises

Yellow Corydalis. (Pseudofumaria lutea) Photo: © RWD

Pale Corydalis (Pseudofumaria alba) Photo: © RWD



[CERATOCAPNOS] Climbing Corydalis

Climbing Corydalis. (Ceratocapnos claviculata) Photo: © RWD



[DICENTRA] Bleeding-hearts

Bleeding-Heart (Asian)(Dicentra spectabilis) Photo: © RWD

Bleeding-Heart (Asian)(Dicentra formosa) Photo: © RWD



[FUMARIA] Fumitories

 

[Fumaria]
FUMITORY HYBRID CHART
[Fumaria]
FUMITORY
HYBRIDS
BSBI MAPS
Tall
Ramping-
fumitory

(bastardii)
Dense
flowered
Fumitory

(densiflora)
Common
Ramping-
fumitory

(muralis)
Common
Fumitory

(officinalis)
Fine
leaved
Fumitory

(parviflora)
Fine
leaved
Fumitory

(parviflora)
      officinalis
×
parviflora
Common
Fumitory

(officinalis)
  densiflora
×
officinalis
  officinalis
×
parviflora
Common
Ramping-
fumitory

(muralis)
bastardii
×
muralis
     
Dense
flowered
Fumitory

(densiflora)
    densiflora
×
officinalis
 
Tall
Ramping-
fumitory

(bastardii)
  bastardii
×
muralis
   

Fumaria SPECIES LACKING HYBRIDS
(Fumaria agraria)
(Fumaria capreolata) White Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria capreolata subsp. babingtonii) White Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria capreolata subsp. capreolata) White Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria muralis subsp. boraei) Common Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria muralis subsp. muralis) A Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria muralis subsp. neglecta) Davey's Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria occidentalis) Western Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis) Common Fumitory
(Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii) Common Fumitory
(Fumaria purpurea) Purple Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria reuteri) Martin's Ramping-fumitory
(Fumaria vaillantii) Few-flowered Fumitory
(Fumaria x painteri) Painter's Fumitory
(Fumaria alba) Pale Corydalis
(Fumaria lutea) Yellow Corydalis

Common Ramping-Fumitory (Fumaria muralis) Photo: © RWD

Martin's Ramping-Fumitory (Fumaria reuteri) Photo: (CC by 2.0) Mike Cotterill

Purple Ramping-Fumitory (Fumaria purpurea) Photo: © RWD

White Ramping-Fumitory (Fumaria capreolata) Photo: © Angela McCardell

Western Ramping-Fumitory (Fumaria occidentalis) on left; [White R-f on right] Photo: © Dawn Nelson

Family: Poppy [Papaveraceae]

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