Adonis annua

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 an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae.

Blooddrops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Adonis
Species:
A. annua
Binomial name
Adonis annua

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. 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. Adonis annua L. in Tropicos
  5. "Pheasant's-eye". plantlife. Archived from the original on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  6. Umberto Quattrocchi (May 3, 2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants. CRC Press.


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