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Papaver rhoeas

This article is about the widely distributed species of flowering plant. For the similar flower native to the Mediterranean coast, see Anemone coronaria. For the artificial flower worn in some countries to commemorate military personnel who died in war, see Remembrance poppy.

Papaver rhoeas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species:
P. rhoeas
Binomial name
Papaver rhoeas
Synonyms[2]
  • Papaver commutatum Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Trautv.
  • Papaver insignitum Jord.
  • Papaver intermedium Becker
  • Papaver rhoeas var. strigosum Boenn.
  • Papaver rhoeas subsp. strigosum Simonk.
  • Papaver roubiaei Vig.
  • Papaver strigosum Schur
  • Papaver tenuissimum Fedde
  • Papaver trilobum Wallr.
  • Papaver tumidulum Klokov

Papaver rhoeas, with common names including common poppy,[3] corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy,[4] Flanders poppy, red poppy, and Odai, is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to north Africa and temperate Eurasia and is introduced into temperate areas on all other continents except Antarctica.

It is regarded as an agricultural weed (hence the common names including "corn" and "field"). As the plant thrives in areas of disturbed soil, it was often abundant in agricultural fields before the advent of herbicides. Flushes of poppies may still appear in fields where herbicides are not used, as well as those in fallow. The corn poppy and its cultivars such as the Shirley poppy are widely grown in gardens, and are frequently found in packets of seed labelled "wildflower mixes". Since World War I, it has been used in the Commonwealth as a symbol of remembrance for fallen soldiers because it commonly grew in fields disturbed by war.

  1. ^ Linné, Carl von (1753). Species Plantarum. Vol. 1. Stockholm: Laurentius Salvius. p. 507.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference kew.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ^ Reader's Digest Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain. Reader's Digest. 1981. p. 30. ISBN 9780276002175.

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