Glaucium corniculatum, the blackspot hornpoppy[2] or red horned-poppy,[3] 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Glaucium |
| Species: | G. corniculatum
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| Glaucium corniculatum (L.) Curtis
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References
edit- ^ "Glaucium phoeniceum Crantz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ NRCS. "Glaucium corniculatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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