Papaver rhoeas
(Corn Poppy)
Papaver rhoes, McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1475
Papaver rhoes, McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1475
Papaver rhoeas, Wildseed Farm, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 9281
Papaver rhoes, McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1485
Papaver rhoeas, Wildseed Farm, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 7596
Papaver rhoes, McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Travis Co. 1478
| Scientific Name | Papaver rhoeas | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PARH2 |
| Common Name | Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy, Remembrance Poppy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18893 |
| Family | Papaveraceae (Poppy) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in fields, pastures, along stream banks, roadsides, and other disturbed areas; native to Eurasia and N. Africa, naturalized in Texas. Plant: Erect branching, leafy perennial or annual, a few inches to 3 feet tall. Leaves: Stem and basal leaves once or twice pinnately-lobed, cut or toothed and stiffly hairy. Inflorescence: Showy red, puple to almost white blossoms 2 to almost 4 inches across, on long hairy stalks; four rounded, overlapping, papery petals often with a dark blotch at their base; many yellow anthers on black filaments surrounding stigma. Bloom Period: April to June. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Missouri Botanical Gardens. Note: Very popular cultivated plant that is often associated with Veterans Day, or Poppy Day, to remember the fallen of WWI and WWII. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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