
"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
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Uploaded Jul 2, 2014. Captured Sep 24, 2010 16:53 in 24 Rhodes Drive, Cape Town 7708, South Africa.