Papaver rhoeas

English: Common Poppy - Corn poppy - Red poppy
Nederlands: Grote klaproos
Español: Amapola silvestre
Français: Coquelicot
Deutsch: Klatschmohn - Mohnblume - Klatschrose

Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family
Flowering time: May-August
Height: 0,20-0,60cm
Altitude: to 1800m
Colour: red, scarlet
Habitat: cultivated fields, waste places, field boundaries, roadsides
Distribution: native of most countries of Europe








Notes: A symbol of fallen soldiers, the Common Poppy is worn in remembrance of World War I. Between July and November 2014 888,246 ceramic poppies were placed around the Tower of London. Each poppy representing the life of a soldier from Britain or the Commonwealth lost in World War I, this installation is called 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’. Poppies are a popular subject for artists.
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