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Papaver
See list of 3 species in this genusPapaver argemone L. was reported from CT by Hultén and Fries (1986), but specimens are unknown.
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1a. Leaves of the stem cordate-clasping [Fig. 760]; stems glabrous; flower buds 20–40 mm long; capsules 25–60 mm long; seeds 1–1.5 mm long
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1b. Leaves of the stem not clasping; stems hispid-bristly; flower buds 5–20 mm long; capsules 10–22 mm long; seeds 0.6–1 mm long
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2a. Gynoecium with (5–) 8–15 (–18) stigmas; capsules ovoid to subglobose, 1–1.5 times as long as wide
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2b. Gynoecium with 5–9 stigmas; capsule obconic to obovoid, 2–3 times as long as wide
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