Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, from whose milk opium can be obtained. Field in Turkey, near Afyon, c. 1988 Credit: Mark Nesbitt and Delwen Samuel
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Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, from whose milk opium can be obtained. Field in Turkey, near Afyon, c. 1988 Credit: Mark Nesbitt and Delwen Samuel