Long-headed poppy, Blind eyes

خشخاش، خشخاش الحبوب

COMMON NAME: Long-headed poppy, Blind eyes

ARABIC: خشخاش، خشخاش الحبوب

BOTANICAL NAME: Papaver dubium L.

SYNONYMS: Papaver rhoeas var. dubium (L.) Schmalh.

FAMILY: PAPAVERACEAE

KIND: Native

EMIRATE: Ras-Al-Khaimah, Fujairah

GROWTH FORMS: Herbs

HABITATS: Wadi slope (Rocky)

TYPES: Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems slender, few-branched, up to 30 cm, hairy. Leaves deeply dissected, lower leaves lobed, upper leaves feathery. Flower buds oval and hairy, up to 2 cm long. Flowers about 3 cm across, 4 petals, scarlet with faint black spot at base, falling off easily. Fruit a narrowly oblong capsule with flat top (stigmatic disk), 5–9-grooved. Seeds black. Flowering from February to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673488-1#synonyms