Tasmania is the world's largest producer of opium alkaloids for the pharmaceutical market.
It produces about 50% of the world's concentrated poppy straw for morphine and related opiates from merely 10.7% of the production area.
The drive from my home to my dads is mostly through the country side, going west then travelling north to the sea, Bass Strait.
A view on the way back to Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
That is interesting - I think that our opium poppies must be a sub-species as they are red.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have a clue Rosemary, but if red certainly not the same.
DeleteHello. This is so interesting about the poppies and your photos are lovely.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a good day.
Thanks for that :)
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