![]() The second is to produce opium for use mainly by the pharmaceutical industry. The first is to produce seeds that are eaten by humans, commonly known as poppy seed. This poppy is grown as an agricultural crop on a large scale, for one of three primary purposes. Its native range is probably the eastern Mediterranean, but is now obscured by ancient introductions and cultivation, being naturalized across much of Europe and Asia. ![]() It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant, grown in gardens. Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. ![]()
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