Hypecoum dimidiatum is an annual plant of the Papaveraceae family. it has big yellow flowers, with 4 petals arranged in a rectangle - 2 big ones and 2 small ones. it grows mostly on the edge of desert, but also on Mount Hermon - the Irano-Turanian region. the Beduines have extracted opium-like substance from it.
Similar species: Ranunculales
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Uploaded May 9, 2019. Captured Apr 13, 2019 10:44 in 98.