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Papaver rhoeas  L.
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas is an annual herb that is not native to California.
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Genus: Papaver
Family: Papaveraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about  Papaver rhoeas from other sources

[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: It was formally described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in his seminal publication Species Plantarum in 1753.[2][10] Papaver is the Latin word for poppy and rhoeas means the corn poppy in Greek.[2] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/03/2024).