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Poppy head
Poppy head
54.3382, 18.908
Field Notes
Description:
Papaver rhoeas (common names include corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy
This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the "corn" and "field") and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.
Habitat:
Its origin is not known for certain. As with many such plants, the area of origin is often ascribed by Americans to Europe, and by northern Europeans to southern Europe. The European Garden Flora suggests that it is ‘Eurasia and North Africa’; in other words, the lands where agriculture has been practiced since the earliest times. It has had an old symbolism and association with agricultural fertility.
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