Glaucium

E17949

plant genus taxon

Glaucium is a small genus of flowering plants commonly known as horned poppies, characterized by their brightly colored, poppy-like flowers and elongated seed pods.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Glaucium flavum	2
Glaucium corniculatum	1
Glaucium grandiflorum	1
Glaucium oxylobum	1
Glaucium squamigerum	1
Glaucium@la	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ surface form: Core eudicots Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	horned poppies ⓘ
contains	alkaloids ⓘ
describedAs	small genus of flowering plants ⓘ
etymology	derived from Greek "glaukos" meaning bluish-green or gray ⓘ
family	Papaveraceae ⓘ
flowerColor	orange ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ
fruitType	elongated capsule ⓘ
growthForm	herbaceous plants ⓘ
habitat	coastal areas ⓘ disturbed ground ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	brightly colored flowers ⓘ elongated seed pods ⓘ poppy-like flowers ⓘ
hasLanguageName	Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium@la
hasMorphologicalFeature	four-petaled flowers ⓘ latex in tissues ⓘ numerous stamens ⓘ
hasSpecies	Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium corniculatum Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium flavum Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium grandiflorum Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium oxylobum Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium squamigerum
hasTypeSpecies	Glaucium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Glaucium flavum
isMonophyletic	yes ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	glaucous leaves ⓘ lobed leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle	annual or short-lived perennial ⓘ
nativeTo	Central Asia ⓘ Mediterranean region ⓘ Middle East ⓘ surface form: Western Asia
order	Ranunculales ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
relatedTo	Eschscholzia ⓘ Papaver ⓘ
reproductiveStructure	capsule ⓘ
seedDispersal	by dehiscent capsules ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
usedAs	ornamental plant ⓘ