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Yellow Horned-poppy
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Glaucium flavum
A bright yellow poppy of pebbly beaches, with grey-green crinkly leaves. After flowering it grows ridiculously long curved seed-pods like cow horns!
⚠️ Poisonous — do not pick or taste this plant.
Height
60 cm
Blooms
Jun–Sep
Family
Poppy (Papaveraceae)
Latin name
Glaucium flavum
Where to find
- Shingle beaches
- Sea cliffs
- Coastal sand