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Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

Beautiful texture as the flower begins to open

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The Common Poppy

"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.

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Similar species: Ranunculales
Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall
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By Bridget Charity Rendall

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Uploaded Oct 17, 2012. Captured Oct 16, 2012 09:05 in Barton Ln, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
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  • f/2.8
  • 10/500s
  • ISO80
  • 6mm
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