Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Papaver rhoeas
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Habitat
- Meadow, Fields
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Red
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Ornamental
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Poppies bloomed on the churned battlefields of Flanders in World War I and became a symbol of remembrance.
- Its seed capsule works like a pepper shaker: wind sways it and tiny seeds spill out through small pores.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q130201 · All plants · All entries