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Prickly Poppy

Roemeria argemone

72Records since 2000
JunePeak month
12Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May16
Jun17
Jul15
Aug14
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England8
2Northamptonshire England7
3Cambridgeshire England4
4Norfolk England3
5Surrey England2
6Sefton England2
7East Riding of Yorkshire England1
8Somerset England1
9Gloucestershire England1
10Fife Scotland1
11West Berkshire England1
12North Ayrshire Scotland1
68 England2 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
72
Peak month
June
Counties with records
12
Scientific name
Roemeria argemone
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,107
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Roemeria
Name with authority
Roemeria argemone (L.) C.Morales, R.Mend. & Romero García

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q111206353 · GBIF 5531435