Papaver gracile Endemic

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Although not growing amongst the crops of this field, probably due to the usual use of herbicides, this very attractive annual poppy was found with the commoner (in the British Isles) weed of arable fields: Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas. It usually blooms in April and will also grow in rocky, gravelly places up to heights of 4,200 feet. It is found in Cyprus and Greece as well as Anatolia in Turkey.

 

Papaver gracile

Papaver gracile No English name

Edge of arable field near Finike, Turkey 2nd April 2015

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Edge of arable field near Finike, Turkey 2nd April 2015

Added on 12th April 2015

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