Corn Poppy *

Papaver rhoeas

Family: Papaveraceae (POPPY).
Other common names: field poppy, Flanders poppy.
Generic common name: POPPY.

Location: Malibu Creek State Park: weedy oak woodland near Crags Road, May 2005.

Characteristics: non-Native, Red, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

This occurrence likely the result of hikers spreading seeds from commercial flower packets. There were other non-native cultivars in the area including other species of poppies.