Glaucium corniculatum
(L.) Curtis
Red horned poppy, Bristle horned poppy
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds, Leaves
The leaves are cooked with meals, and the seeds are eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate or Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in coastal regions. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.
Africa, Argentina, Australia, Europe, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, Slovenia, South America, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye,
How to Identify
An annual herb. It has bristles. When damaged it has a yellow latex. The leaves are alternate and deeply divided into lobes with irregular teeth. The lower leaves are much smaller than the leaves on the stem. The upper leaves clasp the stem. The flowers are red. They are on thick stems. The four red petals have a black blotch near the middle. The stamens are yellow. The fruit is an elongated capsule or pod. It is covered with short bristles. The capsule opens from the top downwards. The plant dries off after flowering.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Glaucium corniculatum, the blackspot hornpoppy or red horned-poppy, is a species of the genus Glaucium in the poppy family (Papaveraceae). It is an annual flowering plant, occurring in southern Europe, and grows up to 1 foot (30 cm) high. The stem and leaves are hairy, the capsule fruit is covered with stiff hair, the flower is red, with a black spot on the base of the tepal bract, which has a yellow margin around it. The flower appears from June until August.
Notes
There are about 25 Glaucium species.
Names & Synonyms
Aghnbo-nouswou, Comlekcatlatan
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