Glaucium corniculatum

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.

Glaucium corniculatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

References

  1. "Glaucium phoeniceum Crantz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Glaucium corniculatum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.


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