Common Poppy
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Papaver rhoeas
Common & widespread in Britain.
The stems hold single flowers, which are large and showy, 5–10 cm (2–4 in) across,: 32 with four petals that are vivid red, most commonly with a black spot at their base.
The petals slightly overlap each other.
The plant can produce up to 400 flowers in a warm season, that last only one day.
The capsules are hairless, obovoid (egg-shaped), less than twice as tall as they are wide, with a stigma at least as wide as the capsule.
Like many other species of Papaver, the plant exudes white to yellowish latex when the tissues are broken.
Flowers from May-September.