Ranunculaceae
Blooddrops
Adonis annua
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Adonis
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Common names
By language (11)
- Chinese
- 欧侧金盏花
- Czech
- Hlaváček roční
- Dutch
- Herfstadonis
- English
- Blooddrops, Adonis, Autumn pheasant’s eye, False hellebore
- French
- Adonis d'automne, Goutte de sang
- German
- Herbst-Adonisröschen
- Slovenian
- Jesenski zajčji mak
- Spanish
- Flor de Adonis encendida, Pajote, Salta-ojos
- Swedish
- Höstadonis, Gossen i det gröna
- Turkish
- Kanavcı otu, Keklikgözü
- Welsh
- Llygad y ffesant, Blodau'r gwynt
Synonyms
- Adonis abortiva Hausskn.
- Adonis aestivalis M.Bieb.
- Adonis annua subsp. baetica (Coss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood
- Adonis annua subsp. castellana (Pau) C.Steinb.
- Adonis annua var. atrorubens L.
- Adonis annua var. castellana (Pau) W.T.Wang
- Adonis atrorubens (L.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
- Adonis atrorubens L.
- Adonis autumnalis L.
- Adonis baetica Coss.
- Adonis baetica subsp. carinata (Vierh.) W.T.Wang
- Adonis castellana Pau
- Adonis erosipetala Stokes
- Adonis maculata Roth
- Adonis perramosa Schur
- Adonis phoenicea (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl
- Adonis preslii Tod. ex Nyman
- Cosmarium autumnale Dulac
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 56 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: David Delon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Harald Schnöde (Schnde), CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: TOUROULT Julien, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jmscp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Max G.W. Verheij, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: IdaBokmal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marco Scalisi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: bemma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: IdaBokmal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Javier Larequi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.