Papaver aculeatum
Thunb.
Orange poppy
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPapaver aculeatum, the bristle poppy, orange poppy or South African poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to Namibia, South Africa, and Lesotho, and has been introduced to eastern and southern Australia. It is the only species of poppy native to the Southern Hemisphere. An upright annual reaching 1.8 m (6 ft), it is found growing in a wide variety of habitats and soil types
Description
A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows about 1 m tall. The stems are branched, angled and prickly. The leaves are in a ring at the base. They are divided into lobes along the stalk. The flowers are orange. The fruit is an oval poppy seed head. It has ribs.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are used as a potherb and are eaten in Lesotho.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are used as a potherb. Caution: The plant contains alkaloids.
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Known Hazards
The plant contains alkaloids.
Distribution
It is a temperate to subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Australia, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tasmania,
Cultivation
Plants grow easily from seed.
Other Information
The young leaves are eaten in Lesotho.
Also Known As
Doring papawer, Sehlahloa, Sehlohlo
References (6)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 287
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- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 159
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 84
- Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 42
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- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
