Species

Glaucium corniculatum (L.) Rudolph

Red Horned-Poppy

Papaveraceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Genus: Glaucium (Hornpoppy)

Synonyms

Glaucium corniculatum
Chelidonium corniculatum
Glaucium aurantiacum
Glaucium corniculatum subsp. phoeniceum
Glaucium corniculatum subsp. tricolor
Glaucium grandiflorum
Glaucium phoeniceum
Glaucium rubrum
Glaucium tricolor

Related species

Glaucium flavum Crantz - Yellow Horned-Poppy
Glaucium corniculatum (L.) Rudolph - Red Horned-Poppy

Traits


    <span class="r">Toxic</span>, 15&#8211;50&#8239;cm tall, annual, with whitish latex. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> flowers solitary. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> actinomorphic, Ø&#8239;20&#8211;50&#8239;mm, <ba><b>reddish to orange</b></ba>. <span class=...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Glaucium corniculatum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Glaucium corniculatum

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Glaucium corniculatum

Glaucium corniculatum

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in alkaline habitats

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