Violet Horned Poppy

حصار، بختيري

COMMON NAME: Violet Horned Poppy

ARABIC: حصار، بختيري

BOTANICAL NAME: Roemeria hybrida (L.) DC.

FAMILY: PAPAVERACEAE

KIND: Native

EMIRATE: Ras-Al-Khaimah

GROWTH FORMS: Herbs

HABITATS: Slope (Rocky)

TYPES: Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems slender, erect, up to 25 cm, usually unbranched, hairy. Leaves deeply dissected into linear lobes, 3–5 cm long, toothed edges. Lower leaves with long stalk, upper leaves without stalk. Flower dark violet-purple with dark center, c. 4 cm across, 4 petals, falling off easily. Fruit a 3-valved cylindrical capsule, 0.2–0.3 * 2.5–7.5 cm long, with stiff white hairs. 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:63003-3/images