yellow hornpoppy
yellow horned poppy
glaucium flavum latin

The shingle bank holds large numbers of Yellow Horned Poppy.

Flora Yellow horned poppies and rare sea-pea.

Glaucium flavum, Yellow horned poppy, native of Western Europe.

The shingle ridges attract biting stonecrop, sea campion, yellow horned poppy, sea thrift, bird's foot trefoil and sea beet.

The shingle ridge supports a maritime plant community; species present here include Sea Kale, Sea Beet, Sea Campion, Thrift and Yellow horned poppy.

Plant communities include Yellow horned poppy, Sea Kale, Sea Beet, Curled Dock, Sea Holly, Sand Catchfly, Viper's Bugloss and Nottingham Catchfly.

Glaucium flavum (yellow hornpoppy or yellow horned poppy) is a summer flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, which is native to Northern Africa, Macronesia, temperate zones in Western Asia and the Caucasus, as well as Europe.

On the beach, look for the spectacular yellow horned-poppy (Glaucium flavum).

Two constant species, Yellow Horned-poppy (Glaucium flavum) and Curled Dock (Rumex crispus), are found in this community:

For a detailed bibliography on Glaucine and Glaucium flavum see: National Agricultural Library (Glaugium flavum entry)