Heroin is obtained from the plant of

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(A) Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine, is a semi-synthetic opioid drug.It is synthesized from morphine, which is the primary active alkaloid extr

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Poppy

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(A) Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine, is a semi-synthetic opioid drug.It is synthesized from morphine, which is the primary active alkaloid extracted from the latex of the opium poppy plant, $Papaver$ $	ext{somniferum}$.Therefore, the correct source plant is the poppy.

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