Papaveraceae

Common poppy

Papaver rhoeas L.

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Common poppy: Common Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas ), Thasos, Greece — Photo: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (86)

aeb: بوڨرعون, خدّ بوڨرعون
Albanian: Lulekuqja
Arabic: خشخاش منثور, الخشخاش المنثور, الديدحان, بلعمان, ثنائية النعمان, خشخاش بري, خشخاش بستاني, رمان السعالي
Aragonese: Ababol, Ababolera, Rosella, Rosiella, Rosilla
arz: خشخاش منثور
Asturian: Papuela
azb: یابانی خاشخاش
Azerbaijani: Yabanı xaşxaş
Basque: Mitxoleta, Amapola
Belarusian: Мак-самасейка, Відук, Мак самасеў, Цякун
bo: དཔྱིད་མཛེས་མེ་ཏག
Bosnian: Divlji mak
Breton: Roz-aer
Bulgarian: Полски мак
Cantonese: 賽牡丹
Catalan: Rosella, Abadolera, Cacaraquec, Gaigallaret, Gallaret, Galleret, Paparola, Pep-perepep
Central Kurdish: ڕەبەنۆک
Chinese: 虞美人, 丽春花, 百般娇, 虞美人 zh-yue 賽牡丹, 虞美人花, 蝴蝶满园春, 赛牡丹, 锦被花
Corsican: Fiori di spusedda
csb: Pólny mak
Czech: Mák vlčí, Vlčí mák
Danish: Kornvalmue, Korn-Valmue
dsb: Mack
Dutch: Grote klaproos, Gewone klaproos
English: Common poppy, Corn poppy, Field poppy, Flanders poppy, Red poppy
Esperanto: Papaveto
Estonian: Kukemagun, Moon
Filipino: Amapola, Corn poppy, Field poppy, Flanders poppy, Poppy, Red poppy
Finnish: Silkkiunikko
French: Coquelicot, Grand coquelicot, Coquelicots
frr: Moonkoop
fur: Confenon
Galician: Papoula, Mapoula
German: Klatschmohn, Klatsch-Mohn, Klatschrose, Mohnblume
Greek: Μήκων η ροιάς, Παπαρούνα
Haitian Creole: Kokliko
hsb: Wulki mak
Hungarian: Pipacs, Vadmák
Icelandic: Deplasól
inh: Акха алинг
io: Papavero
Irish: Cailleach dhearg
Italian: Papavero comune, Rosolaccio
Japanese: ヒナゲシ, ひなげし, グビジンソウ, コクリコ, 雛罌粟, 雛芥子
Kannada: ಗಸಗಸೆ
Korean: 개양귀비, 셜리양귀비, 애기아편꽃
Kurdish: Gulebûk, گولەبووک
kw: Myll
lah: سرخ پوپی
Latvian: Zīda magone
lbe: Ххунххутӏи, ХхунххутIи
li: Dónderbloom, Inkebloom, Klaproos, Kol(le)bloom, Valeriaan
Lithuanian: Aguona birulė
Luxembourgish: Feierblumm, Klatschmohn
lzh: 虞美人
Macedonian: Булка
mnc: ᡥᠣᠵᠣᠨ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
Mongolian: Намуу цэцэг
Norwegian Bokmål: Kornvalmue
Occitan: Rosèla
os: Хитау зырзыраг
pcd: Mahon
Persian: شقایق سیاه, خشخاش زراعی, شقايق, شقايق سياه, گل شقایق
Polish: Mak polny
Portuguese: Papoila, Papoula
Quechua: Puka p'akincha, Puka pakincha
Romanian: Mac de câmp
rsk: Пипинє
rue: Мак дикый
Russian: Мак самосейка, Дикий мак, Мак красный, Мак полевой, Мак-самосейка, Мачок
sc: Papàile
Scottish Gaelic: Meilbheag
Serbian: Булка, Bulka
Slovak: Mak vlčí, Vlčí mak
Slovenian: Poljski mak, Purpelica
Spanish: Amapola silvestre, Ababaol, Ababolera, Amapola comun, Amapola común, Amapola morada, Anapoles, Papoila
Swedish: Kornvallmo
Turkish: Gelincik
Ukrainian: Мак дикий, Мак-самосійка, Мак пухленький
Urdu: سرخ پوپی
vec: Rosoła, Rosołe
Vietnamese: Anh túc đỏ
Walloon: Pavoe, Fleur di tonire
war: Amapola
Welsh: Pabi coch
wuu: 虞美人

Synonyms

Papaver aegadicum Lojac.
Papaver agrivagum Jord.
Papaver ameristophyllum Fedde
Papaver anisotrichum Wein
Papaver balanocarpum Wein
Papaver caespitosum Fedde
Papaver caudatifolium Timb.-Lagr.
Papaver cereale Jord.
Papaver chanceliae Maire
Papaver chelidonioides Moss
Papaver cinerascens Wein
Papaver commixtum Wein
Papaver cruciatum Jord.
Papaver dodonei Timb.-Lagr.
Papaver dubium var. stipitatum (Fedde) E.U.Zajac
Papaver erraticum Gray
Papaver erucifolium Timb.-Lagr.
Papaver feddeanum Wein
Papaver fuchsii Timb.-Lagr.
Papaver guerlekense Stapf
Papaver hookeri Baker ex Hook.f.
Papaver inornatum Schott & Kotschy
Papaver insignitum Jord.
Papaver integrifolium Vig.
Papaver interjectum Wein
Papaver intermedium Becker
Papaver montenegrinum (Rohlena) A.W.Hill
Papaver omphalodeum Wein
Papaver osswaldii Wein
Papaver paucisetum Wein
Papaver polytrichum Boiss. & Kotschy
Papaver propinquum Wein
Papaver pseudohaussknechtii Fedde
Papaver rapiferum Fedde
Papaver rhoeas subsp. strigosum Simonk.
Papaver rhoeas var. strigosum Boenn.
Papaver rhopalothece Stapf
Papaver robertianella Fedde
Papaver roubiaei Viquier
Papaver rumelicum Velen.

and 10 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.