Native to 56 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into 77 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 4 countries.
Location
Italy, Abruzzo
42.226111, 14.553611
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Italy, Tuscany
43.128056, 11.264167
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Basso Merse
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Apokoronos)
35.4275, 24.189167
Location Remarks
Roadside near Douliana, ca. 20 km east of Chania.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Spain, Andalusia, Granada
36.844722, 3.367222
Location Remarks
On A7209 about 5 km from junction with A348, south of Orgiva.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)
36.728611, 2.194444
Location Remarks
70 St. Thomas Road, Durban
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Papaveraceae
Genus
Papaver
Specific Epithet
rhoeas
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#94,713 of 335,497
Top 29%
Extinction probability
10%