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Herbs or shrubs, with variously coloured latex. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, deeply divided or lobed. Flowers actinomorphic, bisexual, usually hypogynous. Sepals 2-3, caducous. Petals 4-6, in two whorls of 2 or 3, free, falling off early. Stamens numerous. Ovary 1-locular with numerous ovules. Fruit a capsule dehiscing by valves or pores. Worldwide: 23 genera and 230 species, mostly northern temperate. Britain: 10 genera and 34 taxa. |
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| Genus | Content |
| Argemone L. | Description |
| Chelidonium L. | |
| Eschscholzia Cham. | |
| Glaucium L. | |
| Hypecoum L. | |
| Macleaya R. Br. | |
| Meconopsis Vig. | |
| Papaver L. | |
| Platystemon Benth. | |
| Roemeria Medik. |
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