Common Poppy
Papaver rhoeas L.
Papaver rhoeas, known as the common poppy, is an annual flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family. It is native to north Africa and temperate Eurasia and has been introduced to temperate regions across other continents, excluding Antarctica. The plant is commonly found in areas such as British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and several islands in the Azores and Madeira. It was first described in 1753 by Linnaeus.
Description
Papaver rhoeas is an annual herbaceous flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. It is native to north Africa and temperate Eurasia and is now naturalized in temperate regions on all other continents except Antarctica. The species is commonly known as the common poppy and is found in regions such as British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and various islands in the Azores and Madeira. It was first published by Linnaeus in 1753.
Other common names
Corn poppyCommon PoppyField PoppyFlanders PoppyRed PoppyShirley Poppy
Distribution
British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Corvo Island · Faial Island · Flores Island · Graciosa Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Madeira Island · Porto Santo island · DK · FI · TW · RU · ZA · CL · HR · IE · BR · Belgium · France · The Netherlands
Synonyms
Papaver caudatifoliumPapaver cerealePapaver chelidonioidesPapaver chanceliaePapaver caespitosumPapaver cinerascensPapaver cruciatumPapaver commixtumPapaver anisotrichumPapaver ameristophyllumPapaver balanocarpumPapaver inornatumPapaver integrifoliumPapaver interjectumPapaver intermediumPapaver insignitumPapaver hookeriPapaver erraticumPapaver erucifoliumPapaver dodoneiPapaver guerlekensePapaver feddeanumPapaver fuchsiiPapaver aegadicumPapaver agrivagumPapaver uniflorumPapaver tumidulumPapaver paucisetumPapaver osswaldiiPapaver omphalodeum