3. papaberaceae , poppies, dicots

Question 1

papaveraceae

Answer 1

poppies, dicots

Question 2

characteristics

Answer 2

• many stamens but 1 pistils. they are compound unlike buttercups
• dissected leaves
• sap is milky, where opium comes from
• sepals fall off as flower opens
• seeds released from holes in capsules (fruit, pops open at the top)
• no stipules

Question 3

why is the flower imperfect when it opens?

Answer 3

sepals fall off

Question 4

examples of poppies

Answer 4

california poppies
opium poppies
garden poppies
prickly poppy

Question 5

california poppies

Answer 5

• annual (near sea) and perennial (near hills)

Question 6

opium poppy

Answer 6

source of opium
heroin
codeine
nonnarcotic: Papaverine, noscapine (suppress coughs)