Common name:
Common poppy
Family:
Scientific name:
Papaver rhoeas
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of the UK; less common in northern Scotland
Height:
Up to 60 cm
Habitat:
Fields, disturbed ground
Flowers:
Four red petals, often darker at the base, up to 4 cm long, with many very short stamens at the centre, around the greenish stigma disc. Stems (and buds) are covered with spreading, bristly white hairs
Fruit:
Hairless, globular capsules, flat and ridged at the top
Leaves:
Pinnately divided into narrow, toothed leaflets, or lobes
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
