Papaver rhoeas

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Papaver rhoeas is the common red poppy, a wildflower native to Eurasia and North Africa, widely recognized as a symbol of remembrance for war casualties.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Papaver rhoeas canonical 3
Flanders poppy 1
Papaver 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf annual plant
flowering plant species
poppy
binomialName Papaver rhoeas
chromosomeNumber 2n=14
commonName Flanders poppy
linked to: Papaver rhoeas

common poppy
corn poppy
field poppy
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
domain Eukaryota
family Papaveraceae
flowerColor red
floweringSeason late spring
summer
fruitType capsule
genus Papaver
habitat arable fields
disturbed soils
roadsides
hasLatex true
introducedTo Australia
New Zealand
North America
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate
leafType lobed
lifeCycle annual
nativeTo Europe
North Africa
Western Asia
linked to: Middle East
order Ranunculales
petalCount 4
pollination insect-pollinated
pollinator bees
flies
seedDispersal mechanical shaking
wind
stemSurface hairy
stemType erect
symbolOf ANZAC Day
Armistice Day
Remembrance Day
linked to: Armistice Day

remembrance of war dead
taxonRank species
usedBy Royal British Legion
veterans organizations
usedFor ornamental planting
symbolic ceremonies
yearDescribed 1753

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papaveraceae includesGenus Papaver rhoeas
Meconopsis relatedTo Papaver
linked to: Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas commonName Flanders poppy
linked to: Papaver rhoeas
Papaver rhoeas binomialName Papaver rhoeas
Kees van Dongen notableWork The Corn Poppy
linked to: Papaver rhoeas
Papaver hasSpecies Papaver rhoeas