Papaver hybridum L.

Spice Flower Flower - fruit Fruit

Family: PAPAVERACEAE

Genus: Papaver

Spanish common name: Amapola mestiza.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: Can be recognized by its purplish red flowers and staminal anthers, which are blue in colour. Even more characteristic is its capsule covered by upward pointing rigid hairs (bristles).