Papaver rhoeas is a variable, erect annual, forming a long-lived soil seed bank that can germinate when the soil is disturbed. In the Northern Hemisphere it generally flowers in late spring (between May and October in the UK) … See more

It was formally described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in his seminal publication Species Plantarum in 1753. Papaver is the Latin word for poppy and rhoeas means the corn poppy in Greek.
Natural history
Its origin is not … See more

Due to the extent of ground disturbance in warfare during World War I, corn poppies bloomed between the trench lines and no man's lands on the Western front. Poppies are a prominent … See more

• Malta Wild Plants – Papaver rhoeas See more

The species is found within Africa, in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Madeira Islands, and the Canary Islands. Within temperate … See more

The commonly grown garden decorative Shirley poppy is a cultivar of this plant.
The black seeds are edible, and can be eaten either on their own or as an ingredient in bread, … See more

• Poppy
• Coquelicot
• Remembrance Day
• The Red Poppies on Monte Cassino
• Corn poppy with lamb See more