Papaver rhoeas L.
(Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPapaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
GenusPapaver (poppies)
SubfamilyPAPAVEROIDEAE (poppies)
FamilyPAPAVERACEAE (poppies and fumitories)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy) :
1: Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
13 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Cereal field with poppies
Image 1: Cereal field with poppiesImage 2: Cereal field with poppies (2)
2: Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
25 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Seeds - enlargedImage 2: Seeds - magnifiedImage 3: Seeds - magnified (2)
3: Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on disturbed ground
Image 1: Flower - close-up - side viewImage 2: Flower - form with dark spot at base of petals - centre - close-upImage 3: Flower - form with dark spot at base of petals - close-upImage 4: Flower - no dark spot at base of petals - centre - close-upImage 5: Flower - no dark spot at base of petals - centre - close-up - side viewImage 6: Flower - no dark spot at base of petals - close-upImage 7: Flower - no dark spot at base of petals - close-up (2)Image 8: FlowersImage 9: Flowers and pods - side viewImage 10: Flowers - form with dark spot at base of petalsImage 11: Flowers - form with dark spot at base of petals (2)Image 12: Flowers - side viewImage 13: Latex - on cut flower stemImage 14: Latex - on paperImage 15: Leaves - lower stem leavesImage 16: PlantsImage 17: Pod - close-up - side viewImage 18: Pod - close-up - side view (2)Image 19: Leaf - lower stem - top surface - close-upImage 20: Leaf - lower stem - under surface - close-upImage 21: Leaf - mid stem - top surfaceImage 22: Leaf - mid stem - top surface (2)Image 23: Leaf - mid stem - top surface (3)Image 24: Leaf - mid stem - top surface - close-upImage 25: Leaves - lower stem - top surfaceImage 26: Leaves - mid stem - top surfacesImage 27: Petal (inner)Image 28: PetalsImage 29: Pod and bud - side viewImage 30: Pod and bud - side view - close-up
4: Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
7 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant
5: Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)Image 3: Seeds (3)Image 4: Seeds (4)

Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Papaver rhoeas (Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy)
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