annual horned-poppy
Glaucium elegans Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Glaucium elegans is a member of the Papaveraceae family and is known as the annual horned-poppy. It was first described in 1835 by Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Description
Glaucium elegans, or annual horned-poppy, is a plant species in the Papaveraceae family. It is native to a range of regions across Central and South Asia, including Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, the North Caucasus, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, the Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang. The species was first published in 1835 by Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Other common names
annual horned-poppy
Distribution
Afghanistan · Iran · Kazakhstan · Kirgizstan · Mongolia · North Caucasus · Pakistan · Tadzhikistan · Transcaucasus · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan · Xinjiang
Synonyms
Glaucium corniculatum var. elegansGlaucium corniculatum var. fimbrilligerumGlaucium elegans var. bornmuelleriGlaucium pumilumGlaucium squamigerumGlaucium tenueDicranostigma iliense