Glaucium corniculatum
Common name
red horned poppy
Family
Papaveraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink
Year naturalised
1969
Origin
Asia Minor, Mediterranean, 1968
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.