Close up of the head of an opium poppy, latin name Papaver somniferum, growing in a field in Hampshire, UK. The crop is used to produce medicinal mor

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Close up of the head of an opium poppy, latin name Papaver somniferum, growing in a field in Hampshire, UK. The crop is used to produce medicinal morphine for the pharmaceutical industry.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Manydown, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © BasPhoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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