Glaucium corniculatum
Common names
red horned poppy
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
1969
Origin
Asia Minor, Mediterranean, 1968
Other information
Etymology
glaucium: From the Greek glaukos ‘grey-green’ or ‘sea green’, possibly after the mythical fisherman who was changed into a sea-god in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.