Welsh Poppy
Welsh Poppy
Flower - anthers and stigmas
Close-up of stigma lobes and anthers
Seed capsule
Leaves
Meconopsis cambrica
Papaveraceae
April to October (all year in mild winters)
It is found throughout the country but is less common in
parts of the East.
See the BSBI distribution map for Welsh Poppy
It is a mixture of native plants and garden escapes.
The native plants are from the Southwest and Wales
and are thought to be in decline.
They agrow in damp, shaded, rocky and hilly places.
The garden escape is naturalised in hedge banks,
open woods and waste ground, by roadsides and paths
and on walls.
It can also be a persistent weed in gardens.
Welsh Poppy is a perennial herb that grows to around
60cm.
The yellow, attractive flower is quite large (up to 7.5cm
across)
and has 4 overlapping yellow petals.
There are numerous stamens with yellow anthers.
The style is short and above a swallen ovule.
The stigma has between 4 and 6 lobes.
The leaves are pale green.
The fruit is a narrow capsule - Welsh Poppy seeds
readily.
The stem releases a yellow juice when damaged.
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Welsh Poppy
Flower - anthers and stigmas
Close-up of stigma lobes and anthers
Seed capsule
Leaves
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