"Papaver rhoeas" is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is notable as an agricultural weed. Especially in the Commonwealth, it is used a symbol of remembrance of the fallen soldiers and other military, during World War I and thereafter.
Similar species: Ranunculales
By Joost Thissen
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Uploaded Oct 9, 2013. Captured May 21, 2013 16:50 in GR-441, Sierra Nevada National Park, Pampaneira, Granada, Spain.
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