Biology:Glaucium corniculatum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Glaucium corniculatum
Glaucium corniculatum flor.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Glaucium
Species:
G. corniculatum
Binomial name
Glaucium corniculatum
(L.) Curtis
Synonyms[1]
  • Glaucium phoenicum Crantz

Glaucium corniculatum, the blackspot hornpoppy[2] or red horned-poppy,[3] is a species of the genus Glaucium in the poppy family (Papaveraceae). It is an annual flowering plant, occurring in southern Europe, and grows up to 1 foot (30 cm) high. The stem and leaves are hairy, the capsule fruit is covered with stiff hair, the flower is red, with a black spot on the base of the tepal bract, which has a yellow margin around it. The flower appears from June until August.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q159368 entry