Mostly annual or perennial herbs often with milky or colored latex. Leaves are alternate, entire to much-dissected.
Note: Adlumia, Corydalis Dicentra, and Fumaria are generally included in the Fumariaceae. Fumariaceae differs from Papaveracea by having watery sap, zygomorphic flowers, and 4 or 6 statmens.
Genera found in Manitoba:
Argemone Adlumia Corydalis Dicentra Eschscholzia Fumaria Papaver Sanguinaria