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