Papaver aculeatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Papaver aculeatum Thunb. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium 92. (1794)

Homotypic
- Afropapaver aculeatum (Thunb.) Elvebakk & Bjerke, PhytoKeys 248: 160 (2024)
Heterotypic
- Papaver aculeatum var. pusillum F.Muell. in Pap. Proc. & Rep. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 1876: 30 (1877)
- Papaver gariepinum Burch. ex DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 79 (1821)
- Papaver horridum DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 79 (1821)
- Papaver multiflorum Burm.f. in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 15 (1768)
- Papaver nudum Burm.f. in Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 15 (1768)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Namibia, Northern Provinces Introduced into: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Thunberg, C.P. 1800. Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, quas in promontorio Bonae Spei Africes, annis 1772–1775, collegit Carol. Pet. Thunberg. Pars posterior pp. [85] 191. Uppsala, J. Edman. BHL Reference page. ː 92.

Elvebakk, A. & Bjerke, J.W. 2024. Papaver recircumscribed: A review of neighbouring Papaveraceae genera, including Afropapaver nom. et stat. nov. and Oreomecon, a large, Arctic-Alpine genus. PhytoKeys 248: 105-188. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.248.121011 Reference page.
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Papaver aculeatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 6. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Papaver aculeatum. Accessed: 6 April 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. 6. Published online. Accessed: April 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Papaver aculeatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 April 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Papaver aculeatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.