Türkiye'deki Yabani Haşhaşların Değerlendirilebilme İmkanları

Abstract

Species belonging to the family Papaveraceae are widely distributed in and around the Mediterranean and the Middle East regions of
temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere. Seven genuses belonging to these families are found in our country. The most important
species of the genus Papaveraceae is Papaver. This genus is represented by 36 species including 10 endemic species and 20 sub-species
and varieties in our country. This shows the extent of richness of our country in terms of Papaver species availability. This report will
focus on possibilities to benificial effects ofdifferent types of Papaver species that grow in our country.