*Papaver rhoeas Linnaeus. Common name: Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Red Poppy, Shirley Poppy, Common Poppy. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe, w. Asia, and n. Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, Fl2, FNA3, G, GrPl, Il, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, RAB, Tx, WH3, WV, Kiger (1975); > Papaver intermedium Becker — K4; > Papaver rhoeas L. — K4; > Papaver rhoeas ssp. rhoeas — POWO; Papaver rhoeas L. Basionym: Papaver rhoeas L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Papaver rhoeas - FNA3
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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