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| 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. Notes: Very popular 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 |
| Scientific Name | Papaver somniferum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PASO2 |
| Common Name | Opium Poppy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 18894 |
| Family | Papaveraceae (Poppy) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Various soils in creek bottoms, riverbeds, roadsides and disturbed areas. Plant: Erect, simple or branching, leafy annual, 3 to 5 feet tall. Leaves: Basal and stem leaves, oblong to ovate in outline, wavy, sessile or clasping; margins with coarse teeth or shallow lobes; basal leaves up to 6 inches long, becoming somewhat smaller along the stem. Inflorescence: Large showy blossoms, 3+ inches across; 4 rounded, overlapping, papery petals, white, pink, red, or purple, often with dark or pale basal spot; many light yellow anthers surrounding 5 to 18 stigmata. Bloom Period: Spring to summer. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and Flora of North America. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Introduced |
