Papaver rhoeas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Papaveroideae
Tribus: Papavereae
Genus: Papaver
Sectio: P. sect. Rhoeadium
Species:
Subspecies & Varietas: P. r. var. himerense – P. r. subsp. polytrichum – P. r. subsp. rhoeas

Name

Papaver rhoeas L., Sp. Pl. 1: 507, (1753)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Papaver rhoeas var. vulgare Roth, Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(2): 538 (1827), not validly publ.

Hybrids

Papaver × monetii Touss. & Hoschedé
Papaver × propinquum E.G.Camus
Papaver × strigosum (Boenn.) Schur
Papaver × trilobum Wallr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia
- Regional: temperate biome
  - Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Madeira
- Introduced into:
  - Alabama, Alaska, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Great Britain, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Iowa, Ireland, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, Tasmania, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 507. Reference page.

Additional references

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Papaver rhoeas in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 February 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 22. Published online. Accessed: February 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Papaver rhoeas. Accessed: 22 February 2025.
Tropicos.org 2025. Papaver rhoeas. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 February 2025. Reference page.
Flore Electronique (2000-2009). Association Tela Botanica. Institut de Botanique, Montpellier. 2009 Nov 17 [1].

Vernacular names

aragonés: Ababol
العربية: خشخاش منثور
asturianu: Papuela
azərbaycanca: Yabanı xaşxaş
български: полски мак
བོད་ཡིག: དཔྱིད་མཛེས་མེ་ཏག
brezhoneg: Roz-aer
bosanski: Divlji mak
català: Rosella
corsu: Fiori di spusedda
kaszëbsczi: Pólny mak
čeština: mák vlčí
Cymraeg: Pabi Coch
dansk: Korn-Valmue
Deutsch: Klatschmohn
dolnoserbski: Mack
Ελληνικά: Παπαρούνα
English: Common Poppy
Esperanto: Papaveto
español: Amapola silvestre
eesti: Moon
euskara: Mitxoleta
فارسی: خشخاش زراعی
suomi: Silkkiunikko
Nordfriisk: Moonkoop
français: coquelicot
Gaeilge: Cailleach dhearg
Gàidhlig: Meilbheag
galego: Papoula
hornjoserbsce: wulki mak
Kreyòl ayisyen: Kokliko
magyar: pipacs, vadmák
Ido: Papavero
italiano: Papavero comune
日本語: ヒナゲシ
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಗಸಗಸೆ
한국어: 개양귀비
kurdî: Gulebûk
лакку: ХхунххутӀи
Lëtzebuergesch: Feierblumm
Limburgs: Dónderbloom
lietuvių: Aguona birulė
latviešu: Zīda magone
македонски: Булка
монгол: Намуу цэцэг
Nederlands: Grote Klaproos
norsk: Kornvalmue
polski: mak polny
پنجابی: سرخ پوپی
português do Brasil: Papoila
português: Papoila
Runa Simi: Puka p'akincha
română: Mac de câmp
русский: мак самосейка ,мак дикий
sardu: Papàile
slovenčina: mak vlčí
slovenščina: Poljski mak
shqip: Lulekuqja
српски / srpski: Булка
svenska: Kornvallmo
Tagalog: Amapola
Türkçe: Gelincik
українська: мак дикий
اردو: سرخ پوپی
vèneto: Rosoła
Tiếng Việt: Anh túc đỏ
walon: Fleur di tonire
中文（简体）: 虞美人
中文（繁體）: 虞美人
中文（臺灣）: 虞美人
中文: 虞美人