Papaver rhoeas subsp. rhoeas
Παπαρούνα, Πετεινός
This is the most popular of the 9 papaver species foun in the Cypriot nature. It is similar to Papaver cypria which is a shorter plant with its leaves stretching on the ground and which is only found in Akamas and Paralimni regions. Popular rhoeas appears all around Cyprus at an altitude of up to 1150 metres.