Common poppy

Papaver rhoeas

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Papaver rhoeas (common names include common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy or red poppy) is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the common names including "corn" and "field") and after World War I as a symbol of dead soldiers.

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  1. (c) José María Escolano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42786943@N07/4311048894
  2. Jacob Sturm, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papaver_rhoeas_Sturm06050.jpg
  3. (c) Meneerke bloem, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papaver_rhoeas_fruit_001.JPG
  4. (c) Andreas Rockstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/74738817@N07/34787531650/
  5. (c) Andre Hosper, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andre Hosper
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_rhoeas

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