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violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC.
violet horned-poppy
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Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC., commonly known as violet horned-poppy, is a member of the Papaveraceae family. It is native to regions including Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Bulgaria, and parts of North Africa and the Mediterranean. First described in 1821, this species is also found in areas such as Albania, Algeria, the Canary Islands, and Greece.

Description

Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC. is a plant species within the Papaveraceae family, known by the common name violet horned-poppy. It is distributed across several European and North African countries, including Belgium, the Flemish and Walloon Regions, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Bulgaria, and regions like the Canary Islands, Algeria, and Greece. The species was first published in 1821 and is part of the genus Roemeria. It is found in a range of habitats across its native regions.

Other common names

violet horned-poppywind-rose

Distribution

Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · IT · Bulgaria · Italy · AU · NO · Albania · Algeria · Baleares · Canary Is. · Corse · Cyprus · East Aegean Is. · Egypt · Greece · Gulf States · Iran · Iraq · Kazakhstan · Kirgizstan · Kriti · Kuwait · Lebanon-Syria · Libya · Morocco

Synonyms

Roemeria schimperiRoemeria orientalisRoemeria pinnatifidaRoemeria simplexRoemeria tenuifoliaRoemeria vermiculataRoemeria violaceaRoemeria argemonoidesRoemeria bivalvisRoemeria dodecandraRoemeria hybrida var. tenuifoliaPapaver bivalvePapaver dodecandrumChelidonium dodecandrumChelidonium hybridumChelidonium violaceumGlaucium hybridumGlaucium integrifoliumGlaucium mesopotamicumGlaucium trivalveGlaucium violaceumRoemeria hybrida subsp. dodecandraRoemeria hybrida var. velutino-eriocarpa

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