Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1993).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe and the Mediterranean to Kazakhstan and West Himalaya according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Open habitats, usually on disturbed ground – cultivated land, roadsides, wastelands and other ruderal areas, sparse shrubland.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – habit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – flower. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – flower. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – flower. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – flower. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – flower. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – outerside of petals. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – ovary and anthers. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – flower bud. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – developing fruit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – pedicel with patent hairs. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – stems with leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – stems with upper cauline leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – upper cauline leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – stem with middle vauline leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – stem with middle cauline leaf. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – lower part of plant – basal and lower cauline leaves. Ruderal area near Kochani, 14.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – leaf segments. Ruderal area near Kochani, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – fruit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – fruit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – fruit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas – fruit. Ruderal area near Kochani, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (1993). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 2. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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