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Papaver dubium

Basic information
Scientific name Papaver dubium

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ナガミヒナゲシ
Common names Field poppy, Longhead poppy
Higher taxon Papaveraceae, Papaverales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range Mediterranean coastal region, Europe
Habitat Farmarea, roadside, vacancy, around montane region, etc.
Invasion information
Range in Japan Most of entire Japan Range in Japan
Origin Unknown.
Date The first record was in 1960, at Tokyo.
Route Deliberate: As ornament.
Impact Potentially: Competition with native species and crops.
Native organism(s) affected: Native plants.
Regulation in Japan No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries North and South America, Asia, N Africa, Oceania.
Reference Notes
  • Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka (in Jpn)
  • etc.