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Welsh Poppy
Papaver cambricum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
California poppyEschscholzia californica
Ice PoppyOreomecon crocea
Celandine PoppyChelidonium diphyllum
Yellow Horned PoppyGlaucium flavum
Iceland PoppyOreomecon nudicaulis
fire poppyPapaver californicum
Greater celandineChelidonium majus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 14,585 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 14,374 |
| United Kingdom | 4,465 |
| England | 3,450 |
| Scotland | 652 |
| British Columbia | 604 |
| Canada | 600 |
| Germany | 328 |
| Wales | 306 |
| Denmark | 290 |
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
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies · Ranunculales |
| Family | Poppy Family · Papaveraceae |
| Genus | Poppies · Papaver |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Welsh Poppy with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.