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Distribution: This family consists of 25-30 genera that is distributed worldwide but
mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. In Australia there is 6 genera and 15 species that
are all introduced as crop weeds, ship-ballast waifs, or ornamentals.
Description: The species within this family are annual, biennial or perennial, caulescent
or (not in Australia) scapose herbs, or subshrubs, shrubs, or (not in Australia) small
trees.
For more details regarding the description of species within this family please see:
https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Papaveraceae
Pollen Morphology: The pollen produced by this family have a rounded triangular shape
in polar view and are ovate in equatorial view. These pollen grains are 25-30um in
size and have 3 colpi that are elongate and wide with blunt/rounded ends, indistinct
edges and a distinct study membrane.
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