Papaver dubium Long-headed Poppy CCC DD N
This is the commonest of the two common poppies (P. dubium and P. rhoeas) at least in northern England. Often it is a good deal paler than P. rhoeas looking almost orange from a distance. The seed heads are quite long and distinctly different from P. rhoeas though, and it will happily grow on wasteland where P. rhoeas generally prefers a grassy habitat.
P. dubium is found throughout England, Wales, southern Scotland and eastern Ireland but is uncommon in north western Scotland and western Ireland.
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Helsby, Cheshire 20th June 2011
Added on 6th November 2004, amended on January 30th 2005, updated 7th February 2011, updated 22nd June 2011, updated 12th April 2015