Photographs: Co. Cork

Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum (Meconopsis cambrica) Poipín Breatnach Family: Papaveraceae Flowering: June-September. Perennial. Native / garden escape The large bright yellow flowers are followed by hairless, club-shaped seed capsules. Pinnate leaves with long stalks on lower leaves. An almost hairless plant containing yellow latex. Height 20-40cm Damp shady woodland and rocky ledges. Most frequent in northern Ireland, also native in mountainous areas of Waterford and Limerick. A garden escape in other areas and often found near habitation Similar: Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum. Waxy leaves. Coastal

Welsh Poppy, Papaver cambricum (Meconopsis cambrica), Poipín breatnach