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Atlas Poppy

Papaver atlanticum

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 168, February 124, March 195, April 307, May 442, June 482, July 516, August 444, September 326, October 243, November 133, December 104.
United States3,513
Alaska3,485
United Kingdom297
England282
Germany51
British Columbia34
Netherlands30
Washington29
Denmark25
Czechia20

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderButtercups, Poppies, and Allies · Ranunculales
FamilyPoppy Family · Papaveraceae
GenusPoppies · Papaver

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Atlas Poppy with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.