''Glaucium'' (horned poppy) is a

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of about 25 species of

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herbaceous

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s in the family

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, native to

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, north

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, and southwest and central

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. The species commonly occur in saline habitats, including

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s and salt pans.

List of species

*'' Glaucium acutidentatum'' *''

Glaucium afghanicum ''Glaucium'' (horned poppy) is a genus of about 25 species of annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to Europe, north Africa, and southwest and central Asia. The species commonly occur in sal ...

'' *'' Glaucium alakirensis'' *'' Glaucium aleppicum'' *'' Glaucium arabicum'' *'' Glaucium calycinum'' *'' Glaucium cappadocicum'' *'' Glaucium contortuplicatum'' *'' Glaucium corniculatum'', sea poppy *'' Glaucium cuneatum'' *'' Glaucium elbursium'' *'' Glaucium elegans'' *'' Glaucium fimbrilligerum'' *''

Glaucium flavum ''Glaucium flavum'', the yellow horned poppy, yellow hornpoppy or sea poppy, is a summer flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is native to Europe, Northern Africa, Macaronesia and temperate zones in Western Asia. The plant grows on th ...

'', yellow horned poppy *'' Glaucium grandiflorum'', grand-flowered horned poppy *'' Glaucium insigne'' *'' Glaucium leiocarpum'' *''

Glaucium mathiolifolium ''Glaucium'' (horned poppy) is a genus of about 25 species of annual, biennial or perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to Europe, north Africa, and southwest and central Asia. The species commonly occur in sal ...

'' *'' Glaucium oxylobum'' *'' Glaucium quadratifolium'' *'' Glaucium refractocarpum'' *'' Glaucium secmenii'' *'' Glaucium squamigerum'' *'' Glaucium vitellinum'' *'' Glaucium yazdianum''

References

Papaveroideae Papaveraceae genera Taxa named by Philip Miller {{Ranunculales-stub