Papaver dubium L.

Spice Detail flower Flower detail 2 Flower In the field

Family: PAPAVERACEAE

Genus: Papaver

Sinònims: Papaver dubium L. subsp. lecoqii (Lamotte) Syme

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Holoartica

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

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

Characteristics: Papaver dubium looks a lot like Papaver rhoeas, but its flower is a more pale red and the pilosity of the stem is more pressed to this appendage, unlike that of Papaver rhoeas, which is rigid and upright. The flowering period for Papaver dubium is also earlier in the spring.