Papaver rhoeas

E18315

annual plant flowering plant species poppy

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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual plant → flowering plant species → poppy →
binomialName	Papaver rhoeas →
chromosomeNumber	2n=14 →
commonName	Flanders poppy → 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 →
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 → remembrance of war dead →
taxonRank	species →
usedBy	Royal British Legion → veterans organizations →
usedFor	ornamental planting → symbolic ceremonies →
yearDescribed	1753 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Papaver rhoeas →	binomialName
Papaver rhoeas ("Flanders poppy") →	commonName
Papaver →	hasSpecies
Papaveraceae →	includesGenus
Kees van Dongen ("The Corn Poppy") →	notableWork
Meconopsis ("Papaver") →	relatedTo