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Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

A native wild flower that has some of the boldest intense splashes of colour to be seen in the British landscape that will flower from May to June. Can sometimes be known as Long-Headed Poppy or Corn Poppy. As well as being associated with the remembrance of the First world war Egyptians and Romans would make garlands from these poppies to celebrate the gods and ensure the fertility of their crops.

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Uploaded on June 18, 2020
Taken on May 24, 2020