"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 Aug 28, 2014. Captured Jun 17, 2013 12:41 in Via della Vigna Nuova, 80, 50123 Florence, Italy.
