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Corn rose

Papaver rhoeas

Description:

Papaver rhoeas (common names include corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, red weed, and, due to its odour, which is said to cause them, as headache and headwark) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field") and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.

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1 Comment

Marlyn
Marlyn 11 years ago

Wow that's pretty

Habe dieEhre
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Habe dieEhre

Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, Austria

Spotted on May 25, 2011
Submitted on May 25, 2011

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