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Poppy spring flower A very colorful poppy flower grabs the attention. Papaver rhoeas,Poppy,flora Click/tap to enlarge

Poppy spring flower

A very colorful poppy flower grabs the attention.

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"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
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By iryna melnyk

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Uploaded Jun 21, 2011. Captured May 3, 2010 21:09.
  • Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
  • f/2.8
  • 1/320s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm