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Papaver rhoeas - Common poppy

 

Poppy - click to enlarge

 

Poppy field above Anopolis - click to enlarge

 

Poppies in Anopolis  - Click to enlarge

 
Poppies in Anopolis

 

This is the most common of the poppies that can be found in Greece. It is a weed of waste and cultivated land. It can sometimes be found in a natural habitat such as rocky places. The flowers are a deeper more intense red than those found in northern Europe.
It can be found flowering from March until June.

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