Description: Annuals up to 70 cm tall. Upright stems have short hairs on them. If the stem breaks, whitish sop leaks from the plant. The leaves are overgrown with hairs, they are twice pinnately divided.  The flowers are shiny and bright red, up to 10 cm in size. It has 4 petals and each petal has a black spot on it. The fruit is a round capsule full of black seeds.

Flowering time: May-September

Habitat: cultivated areas, abandoned arable land, meadows, along roads and paths.

Interesting fact: Poppy is poisonous to all mammals due to the present alkaloids. The seeds are edible and have wide application in cooking makovnjača (poppy seeds cake). It has anticancer properties and pain relieving properties.