Adonis annua

Blooddrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Adonis
Species: A. annua
Binomial name
Adonis annua
L.

Adonis annua (syn. Adonis autumnalis L.,[1] Adonis phoenicea Bercht. & J.Presl.[1]), also known[† 1] as Pheasant's-eye,[4] Adonis' Flower, autumn adonis,[4] Autumn Pheasant's-eye, Blooddrops, Red Chamomile, Red Morocco, Rose-a-ruby, Soldiers-in-green, is a medicinal and ornamental plant and is a plant of the Ranunculaceae family.

It is native to North Africa, Western Asia, the Mediterranean, and Europe. The name Bird's Eye is also associated with the bird's-eye primrose. Pheasant's eye is also an alternative name for poet's narcissus.

Adonis annua grows to a height of 10 in (25 cm). The flowers are often scarlet in color with darker spots at the base.

In the UK, Adonis annua is endangered and listed as a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.[5]

The leaves and roots are poisonous to humans and livestock.[6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Other common names include Adonis Flos[2] and Flos Adonis.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Adonis annua L. in The Plant List
  2. ↑ Temple Henry Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clark, The complete dictionary of arts and sciences, 1764
  3. ↑ "Selby's Flycatcher" in John James Audubon, Ornithological Biography, 1831.
  4. 1 2 Adonis annua L. in Tropicos
  5. ↑ "Pheasant’s-eye". plantlife. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  6. ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi (May 3, 2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants. CRC Press.

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