Photographs: near Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Cailleach dhearg Family: Papaveraceae Flowering: June-September. Annual. Probably introduced. Scarlet flowers, the petals overlapping and sometimes with a black mark at base. Outer pair of petals largest. Rounded, hairless seed capsule. Flower stems with erect spreading hairs. The stalkless pinnate leaves have coarsely toothed lobes. Height to 60cm Arable and waste ground, roadsides, gravel pits. Sensitive to herbicides. Most frequent S, E, central Ireland. Included in wildflower seed mixes Similar: Long-headed Poppy, Papaver dubium

Common Poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Cailleach dhearg