From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Discovery Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in extreme eastern Contra Costa County, California in the United States about 60 miles (97 km) from San Francisco. As of 2010, its population was 13,352, a 48.7 percent gain from 8,981 at the 2000 census.
Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, is the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are derived.. somniferum Laciniatum Group (sometimes called Papaver laciniatum) is a subtype of opium poppy whose flowers are highly double and deeply lobed, to the point of looking like a ruffly pom-pom.
Papaver somniferum, or opium poppy plant, is the plant from which the painkillers morphine and codeine are derived, as well as opium and heroin.Its seeds are commonly used in cooking when baking muffins, cakes and bagels.The Central Intelligence Agency lists Papaver somniferum as an illicit drug. As of May 2010, growing Papaver somniferum opium plant is illegal in the United States. The opium poppy is extensively cultivated in China, India, Persia and Turkey.ts seeds are commonly used in cooking when baking muffins, cakes and bagels. The Central Intelligence Agency lists Papaver somniferum as an illicit drug. As of May 2010, growing Papaver somniferum opium plant is illegal in the United States. The opium poppy is extensively cultivated in China, India, Persia and Turkey.