It has economic importance on Papaver somniferum grown as an oilseed crop, for example in central and eastern Europe.
Papaver rhoeas | Papaver radicatum | Papaver somniferum | Papaver bracteatum | Papaver nudicaule | Papaver alpinum |
Meconic acid, also known as acidum meconicum and poppy acid, is a chemical substance found in certain plants of the Papaveraceae family (poppy) such as Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) and Papaver bracteatum.