{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae}} {{Speciesbox | image = Papaver glaucum (1).jpg | genus = Papaver | species = glaucum | authority = Boiss. & Hausskn. ''ex'' Boiss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PAGL4 |title=PLANTS Profile for Papaver glaucum (tulip poppy) &#124; USDA PLANTS |publisher=Plants.usda.gov |date= |access-date=2012-10-23}}</ref> }}

'''''Papaver glaucum''''', the '''tulip poppy''',<ref name=BSBI07>{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }}</ref><ref>{{PLANTS|id=PAGL4|taxon=Papaver glaucum|accessdate=30 January 2016}}</ref> '''Turkish tulip''' or '''Turkish red poppy''', is a poppy found in the region of Anatolia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seedaholic.com/papaver-glaucum-tulip-poppy-turkish-poppy.html |title=Papaver glaucum "Tulip Poppy" Seeds |publisher=Seedaholic.com |accessdate=2012-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424032738/http://www.seedaholic.com/papaver-glaucum-tulip-poppy-turkish-poppy.html |archive-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Features== Growing to a height of {{convert|90|cm}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=778 |title=Papaver glaucum "Tulip Poppy" - Buy Online at Annie's Annuals & Perennials |publisher=Anniesannuals.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref> this poppy withstands the droughts of non-Arab Middle East. The flowers are of rich red colours, with black spots in the centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkive.org/tulip-poppy/papaver-glaucum/#text=All |title=Tulip poppy videos, photos and facts - Papaver glaucum |publisher=ARKive |accessdate=2012-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502180039/http://www.arkive.org/tulip-poppy/papaver-glaucum/#text=All |archive-date=2012-05-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The thin petals may be crispy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.robsplants.com/plants/PapavGlauc |title=Papaver glaucum |publisher=Robsplants.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref> The flowers bloom to a diameter of {{convert|10|cm|abbr=on}}. The inner petals stick up, which resembles a tulip. Looks similar to the corn rose poppy ''Papaver rhoeas'' and the Greek red poppy ''Papaver dubium''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/papaveraceae/papaver-dubium.htm |title=''Papaver dubium'' |publisher=Plant-identification.co.uk |date=2006-07-04 |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref> The distinct characteristics is the black centre which emphasises the tulip-shaped petals surrounding it.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

==Growing== As for all poppies, best time to be sown is late autumn or early spring. The snow of winter helps "challenge" the poppies to grow good rooting systems, which results in a strong plant. Spacing for plants should be at the minimum of {{convert|30|cm|abbr=on}} because the roots do not grow deep, and after just a few centimetres they start growing horizontally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poppies.org/faq/growing/ |title=The Leading Poppy Site on the Net |publisher=poppies.org |date= |accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref> The disadvantage of their roots is that poppies do not do well being transplanted. Caution must be taken when transplanting from peat pots. Another problem with the roots of any type of poppy is that the roots will rot if they do not have proper drainage. One should not over water, and to prevent complications one must use a spray bottle when ''Papaver'' plants are maturing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mightyguide.net/how-to-grow-poppies.html |title=How to Grow Poppies |publisher=Mightyguide.net |date= 15 August 2011|accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref>

==Chemical composition== The Turkish tulip contains the alkaloids morphine, codeine and thebaine.<ref name=pmid17425099>{{cite journal |pmid=17425099 |year=2007 |last1=Salehi |first1=Peyman |last2=Sonboli |first2=Ali |last3=Zavareh |first3=Alireza Fakhari |last4=Sefidkon |first4=Fatemeh |last5=Dayeni |first5=Manijeh |last6=Cheraghi |first6=Bahram |title=Narcotic Alkaloids of Four ''Papaver'' Species from Iran |volume=62 |issue=1–2 |pages=16–8 |journal=Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C|doi=10.1515/znc-2007-1-203 |s2cid=24008266 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Nevertheless, its blossom and foliage are only used for ornamental purposes; the alkaloidal content of the narcotics stated are relatively low, thus uneconomic to extract opiates.<ref>{{GRIN | accessdate=2012-10-23}}</ref>

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glaucum Category:Plants described in 1867 Category:Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier Category:Taxa named by Heinrich Carl Haussknecht