Practice mode Horticulture

Which part of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is used to extract opium?

Correct answer C. Unripe fruit

Explanation

Opium is the milky latex collected by scoring the unripe green seed capsules of the poppy. The latex is richest in alkaloids such as morphine before the capsule ripens.

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