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Poppy

 

Common name : Common poppy

Latin name : Papaver rhoeas

Member of the Poppy family (Papaveraceae)

A well known wildflower that can pop up in disturbed ground or even the side of the pavement. There are a few varieties, best distinguished by the seed capsules.

Common poppy is bristly and the seed capsule is round with a neat pattern on top (compared to opium poppy which has a disc on the top, and is hairless)